Out of the Box: Recent Episodes
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Each week, we delve into someone's record collection and talk about the music they love, the life they lead and how the two interact. Hosted by Mia Hull. Track lists every week at http://fbiradio.com/program/out-of-the-box/ Subscribe on iTunes or elsewhere.
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On today’s episode, we have Sydney’s alt-pop veteran, Sparrows. Corporeal and fantastical, Jess Nitties microdoses whimsy and manifests her internal worlds. Her music is a tapestry of sound design, weaving familiar pop elements with ornamental percussion. No stranger to the airwaves, she was awarded fbi’s Independent Artist of the Week in 2018. She makes her radio return in lieu of new music JUST around the corner. Jess - let’s get Out of the Box!
This episode was presented to you by Nick Hibbs and produced by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today's guest is one of the most distinctive voices in hip hop today. For more than two decades, New York rapper Billy Woods has built a reputation for his vivid storytelling and thoughtful, densely layered political lyricism, which mirror his fiercely independent approach to making music. Following his sensational show at Manning Bar, we're so excited to welcome him to Out of the Box.
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In a digital age where misinformation propagates - originality thrives. Our guest on the show today, Gigi’s Theory, creates a space for the culturally curious. Deep diving into the pockets of music, fashion, and art, she identifies tastemakers, highlighting black art and sounds. Her artisanal commentary has solidified her as a trusted voice within the Melbourne art scene. Gigi joins us here today to chat about competing with the algorithm, her hopes and dreams for the future of art, and of course - music!
This episode was presented to you by Nick Hibbs and produced by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s guest is one i’ve been trying to get on the show for almost a year, seriously, our conversation starts back in November. A DJ and producer who really questions the idea of “genre” by fluently floating between every different form of electronic music you can think of, from IDM, bass, pop, glitch, noise, hip-hop and putting them all on the same record or mix. Technically a Sydney based artist, question mark, for the past year, ealing has been living in Taiwan, performing and making new music. Having only just touched down in Sydney about a week ago, I'm so thrilled to finally have them on the show.
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Making his grand return on Out of the Box, we have the ironclad king of Western Sydney, it’s SOLLYY! Since he was on last, he’s continued shaking up the rap scene with his euphonic beats and die-cast bars. Scribing tongue-in-cheek delinquency on the T1 line, he’s brought that kid-in-the-back of the class energy to the world stage. After leaving his heart out west with last years’ release, he’s here to chat about the star-studded new album, his creative process, and what he has to come.
This episode was presented to you by Nick Hibbs and produced by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s guest is T Breezy, a Gamilaraay rapper from Inverell NSW. Coming onto the scene with his debut EP ‘2360’, which won album of the week honours here at fbi radio, T Breezy brought a harder, southern hip hop influenced style of trap which quickly set him apart from the rest of Australian hip-hop. A mainstay in the underground, his 2024 collaborative album ‘Souths Most Wanted’ with Walkerboy, showed us that 2360 was just a taste of what’s to come. He recently put out his 2nd EP, Traction, further refining that singular sound and putting his ambition on full display.
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s guest is the next big thing in alt rock, joining us all the way from LA is Violet Grohl! Violet’s new album, Be Sweet to Me, which came out just a few weeks ago harks back to classic punk with a sleek modern twist, though it’s punctuated by some truly beautiful tender moments that reveal her other side.
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Put your mirrorshades on! Our guests today are the one and only industrial hip-hop trio clipping. Making their appearance on the scene back in 2009, they’ve been pushing the envelope ever since. Their sonics infuse afrofuturism, horrorcore, and sci-fi storytelling, as seen in their sibling concept albums, There Existed an Addiction to Blood, and Visions of Bodies being Burned. Their release from last year, Dead Channel Sky, once again raises the bar, adding glitch, EDM, and acid techno into the cauldron. Joining us ahead of their upcoming tour, and hitting our shores for the first time EVER, they’re here today please welcome Daveed and William from clipping.!
This episode was presented to you by Nick Hibbs and produced by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today’s guest is an artist that never stands still. One who’s not afraid to play in the darkness, he has an incredible discography that spans countless genres. From ambient, to drone, IDM, techno, jungle and more often than not all of these in the same record. On his newest and seventh full length album, Tremor, he experiments with his first true musical love - shoegaze! Daniel Avery joins us on the program ahead of his show at City Recital Hall next Thursday, 11 June.
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Girls! Grab your cool cabana, and an espresso martini - we’ve got a very special guest on the show today. It’s social commentator, influencer, and beauty advisor - Guncle Diaries! His witty, hilarious, and unsolicited takes on all things Sydney have taken social media by storm. East to west, nowhere is safe from the wrath of Guncle! Nic, the man of the hour, joins us here in studio today.
This episode was presented to you by Nick Hibbs and produced by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our guest today are one of the most iconic surf rock bands to ever come out of Australia, so much so that they have become synonymous with their own brand of this - Yolngu surf rock. Coming together in 2020, King Stingray have been making waves for their unabashedly optimistic music and blending of the Yolngu language with english in their lyrics. I’m joined by Roy Kellaway and Ngalakan "Billy" Wanambi ahead of their Sydney Opera House show tomorrow!
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On the show today we have up-and-coming Sydney electronic duo - Bad Hoax! Both dancefloor and cry-in-the-car ready, their sound is effortlessly emotive. Alex’s somber siren vocals and Will’s thumping, dynamic production create an unfamiliar heaven. Trading the comforts of the studio with the duo’s car, and room in their apartment, a heaviness weighs on their newest singles, Not that Deep and Home. Alex and Will join us in the studio today - it’s time to get Out of the Box.
This episode was presented to you by Nick Hibbs and produced by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Every episode of OOTB is special, but today is a bit different… today is the release day of “double take recognition violence,” the second album from sydney producer and dj gi. This is gi’s follow up to thought makes music, one of the best albums of 2024, and nominated for record of the year at the 2024 smac awards, and with this, she picks up where she left off. Gi’s signature take on “idm,” is unmistakable, but evolved with double take recognition violence, putting more of a focus on atmosphere and less on the experimental drum and bass sounds, and the result is breathtaking. Gigi, who performs and releases electronic music as gi also fronts the punk band optic nerve, who last released angel numbers in 2023, another record that was nominated for record of the year at the fbi smac awards. Truly one of the most innovative and thoughtful artists in Sydney, i’m lucky to be joined by gigi on ootb today.
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Shrouded in smoke, poppers, and footy shorts, we have two very special guests on the show today. An enigma injecting eurohouse with sex, sweat, and starlight, 2charm sugar-coat the Berlin dancefloor. Their newest project, star scum city, co-produced by friend of the show Ninajirachi, fast travel you to a club where nights are long, kisses are french, and love is omnipotent. We’re joined by the heartthrob duo today - it’s time to get out of the box.
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today we’re joined by heather and josh from the fantastic Sesame Girl! Hailing from Canberra, but now based in Wollongong, sesame girl have hit the ground running with their Self Titled EP in 2023 and having toured with artists like Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, MAY-A and British India! Bringing you some of the most gorgeous shoegaze, angelic vocals, their recent song Superstar brings you that classic sesame girl sound to make you cry at the local show.
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joining us on the show, we have actress and Inner West princess - it’s Janet Anderson! Ahead of her main stage premiere of Griffin Theatre Company's SISTREN, and fresh from a sold-out run last year, SISTREN was nominated for FBi’s SMAC Awards 2025 for Best Theatre. It stars Janet alongside IRL bestie, creative partner & playwright Iolanthe. By night, Janet is a resident of the fantastically gorgeous queer collective Club Mince. Today, we chat all things theatre, activism, catholic trauma and Lana Del Rey.
This episode was presented to you by Nick Hibbs and produced by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on the show we're joined by local dance pop artist Zsa Zsa! You have surely heard Zsa Zsa’s music played on fbi over the past few years and probably a lot more recently as they just released their fantastic debut album Weak Spot in February. Weak Spot, and Zsa Zsa as an artist in general, is part of this incredible lineage of queer artists that have experimented with the ideas of dance and pop music to create an incredible record of self-expression, both intimate and personal, and welcoming and fun.
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today we have the most wonderful, gorgeous and hardest working girl group in all of Australia, Blusher! Releasing brand new re-imagined remixes of their tracks, along with their new song Rager, they’re here to give us booming beats well over 120 bpm and make your heart race! On top of that, they’ve finished touring with pop icon Ke$ha, and playing at Fair Day and Mardi Pardi XXL. Let’s get Out of the Box with Blusher!
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced/edited by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Michaela Gleave has had her work displayed all around the world whilst also permanently exhibiting at Bendigo Art Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, and The Rechabite. She’s a recipient of the prestigious Churchie National Emerging Art Prize in 2015 and the Creative Australia Fellowship in 2013. Her current Exhibition, Event Horizon, is available to see right now at Artspace until June 7.
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced/edited by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on the show we have a very special guest. Fresh off the plane from New York is ambient pastel princess, james K! Last year brought her third studio album, Friend, a favourite here at fbi radio. It’s sonic world is an all-encompassing daydream, filled with different memories at every turn. Her die-cast steel blades tenderise your heart. Off the back of her tour with Smerz, she joins us in studio today.
This episode was presented to you by Nick Hibbs, produced by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today, we have the hottest art rock band to enter the Sydney scene - Saturn’s Angel! After playing their first show at Gifts of Mercy for Wings’ festival, Saturn’s Angel just dropped their first single ‘Rapture’ in February which you may have heard right here on fbi. they are spooky, gothic, ready to eat Sydney’s heart out and fill it with the angel of Saturn.
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do and produced/edited by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joining me on the show today is pop amphibian and fashionista - it’s Blair Romance! A collaborator of fbi royalty Cherry Rype, as well as featuring on works from Guano C, and Annabelle Scobie, she’s here to galvanise her name on the Sydney scene. After their 2024 release, Bruises, she’s back with her secret weapons - resilience and story-telling. Today, we’re chatting all things music, fashion, and later, Dan and Phil.
This episode was presented to you by Nick Hibbs and produced/edited by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today on the show, we have Naarm based superstar singer/songwriter, Stella Donnelly. Stella just released her third full-length album in November last year, Love and Fortune, a fantastic record which sees her infuse her trademark dry wit with deeply emotional subject matters, delivered through some of her most infectious vocal melodies - and if you’re familiar with Stella’s music, which i’m sure you are, then you’ll know that’s a high benchmark.
This episode was presented to you by Matt Do, produced by Kass Vincent, and edited by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today we are introducing our last but not least new addition to the Out of the Box team, Alex Kennedy is one of two of our producers. Well known for her exciting stories, love of music, arts and culture and chronically onlineness along with being an FBi Volunteer extraordinaire! I am so excited to complete the team and interview Alex along with another fun little secret we have been working on behind the scenes.
This episode was presented to you by Nick Hibbs and produced/edited by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on the show, we have Wesley and Conor from The 24 Hour Check-In! Whilst squabbling about soap bars and coffee sachets, the duo showcase the hidden beauty of the humble Australian motel. Under the sounds of stale pool water and cicada euphony, they delve deep into what constitutes a good stay.
This episode was presented to you by Nick Hibbs and produced/edited by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It’s a special edition of OOTB today, because 2026 marks a new chapter of the show. Before we wrapped up for 2025, we soft launched Nick Hibbs, former Out of the Box producer, as my new co-host following the departure of the incredible Kate Saap. Well, that was just one change to the OOTB team. We also have two new superstar producers joining the team, one of whom is Kass Vincent, my interviewee for today! Kass is a volunteer at fbi radio, a live music tragic and an audio engineer - a perfect fit for the team.
This episode was produced by Nick Hibbs and edited by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We're back with our first episode for the 2026! There's such a fantastic line up for this year - we can't wait to share more incredible guests' stories and the music that comes along.
Starting us off, we have the incredible live electronic duo, Arketek on the show! Jack and James, the minds behind the act, have been not-so-quietly making waves in Sydney with their incredible live sets that defy genres. Spanning industrial, acid, techno, breaks, slow, high BPMs, and quite often all of those and more in a single live set.
This episode was produced and edited by Kass Vincent. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pop princess by day, disc jockey by night, wearing her heart on her sleeve, and spikes around her neck, gemma ylana is an open book covered in love hearts and barbed wire. Her cheeky and authentic edge is a refreshing sip in the modern pop landscape. gemma’s newest single, mirror, begs for a dance floor and a cry in the car. We’re privileged to premiere her newest remix of mirror (hazboy remix), later on in the show. A previous fbi independent artist of the week, she’s back on our airwaves to chat about growing up, new music, and pop euphoria!
This episode was produced by Nick Hibbs and edited by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joining us on the show today is Out of the Box's very own producer, Nick! Music producer by day, retail baddie by night, Nick has been with the show for the past 6 months bringing you sonic goodness every week.
Today, we farewell the amazing, gorgeous, and stunning Kate as it's her last show with us. We chat all things 2016, the Tumblr days, and of course, our queen Björk.
WE WILL MISS YOU KATE <3
This episode was produced by Nick Hibbs and edited by Alex Kennedy. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joining us on the program today is Sydney-based Vietnamese R&B/Hip-hop artist Jade Kenji. For a few years now, Jade has been making waves with her forward thinking nostalgic sonic palette that harks back to 90s & 2000s R&B with a modern twist.
Coming off a huge year of stellar single after stellar single, she joins us not long after the release of her last single, I Got It, an impossibly catchy self empowering track about prioritising one’s own needs and moving on from relationships that no longer serve you.
This episode was produced and edited by Matt Do & Isaac Ortlipp. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today’s guest has been on Kate's interviewee list since she started hosting the program. Ruby Miles is someone they've looked up to when she first started at fbi. She’s cool, fun, so knowledgeable, and someone I’d like to be when I grow up.
Hosting Up For It, Friday Arvos with Al, and a casual presenter on triple j, Ruby’s wide engagement with so called Sydney music, arts, and culture has ordained her the person who knows whats going on.
This episode was produced and edited by Kate Saap & Isaac Ortlipp. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We interviewed up-and-coming hip-hop producer emjaysoul on the show today. At just 21 years old, his golden ear extends beyond his years. Melding soulful samples and turning them into precious metals, he’s one to watch.
His new collaboration album, Kenny And Friends, is a thumping showcase of Western Sydney talent. Featuring Sollyy, Zion Garcia, Station Hayds, and around 40 other collaborators, it’s a feat in community and talent.
This episode was produced and edited by Nick Hibbs. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Polynesian-Australian artist RISSA is quickly establishing herself as a standout act in the Australian music scene and beyond. Her debut EP ‘Made To Feel’ has gained over 25 million streams online and has been featured across national and international radio.
RISSA is claiming her place as a leading emerging R&B/Soul artist in Australia. Her newest sophomore EP, WHERE LOVE ONCE WAS is out now - Go check it out!
This episode was produced and edited by Nick Hibbs. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kate sits down with Joely Malcolm, former Vogue social media editor turned full-time fashion content creator. They discuss Tumblr-era fashion trends, Joely's time at Vogue, and the commodification of self involved in the life of an influencer.
Joely's IG: @joelymalcolm
This episode was produced by Nick Hibbs and Isaac Ortlipp.
FBi Radio is situated on Gadigal country. Out of the Box would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of these lands and their enduring connection to them. Always was, always will be.
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Producer, DJ, and community voice Maggie Tra joins us in the studio to discuss her latest album 'Cyclo Theory', the evolving influence of her Khmer-Viet roots on her art, as well as her life as a travelling creative.
Maggie's IG: @mtra
This episode was produced by Isaac Ortlipp.
FBi Radio is situated on Gadigal country. Out of the Box would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of these lands and their enduring connection to them. Always was, always will be.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on Out of the Box, we have Morgan, Kate, and Lachlan from Melbourne dream pop band Acopia! While the definition of Acopia is a patient's inability to cope with activities of daily living, the band is anything but.
Their newest album “Blush Response” stews in melancholy and illuminates the beauty in darkness. Blending trip-hop and indietronica, it's a natural addition to their gorgeous discography.
Coming off a whirlwind tour, touring all over Europe, the UK, and Australia, they join us here on the show.
This episode was produced and edited by Nick Hibbs. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joining us today is everyone’s favourite gentle giant, rapper and now, R&B aficionado, Tahkoe! A nominee at the 2024 fbi SMAC Awards for Next Best Thing, what you see is often what you get - tall and lanky bars delivered straight from the heart, often over lush rap beats.
Collaborating with the area’s finest, including emjaysoul, Station Hayds, and SOLLYY, he’s galvanised his image on the Western Sydney scene.
Most recently, Tahkoe has switched gears with his latest record ‘wayward.’ and even newer single, ‘FiNE LUViN’, exploring new territory. The album boasts neo-soul and alternative R&B influences through a more vulnerable than ever perspective, while the single fuses this new sound with his more familiar soul-rap.
This episode was produced and edited by Nick Hibbs. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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We have a very special guest on the show today - it’s everybody’s favourite socialite, influencer, and stylist - Lynn Harries! We chat Sex and the City, where not to be seen in Sydney this summer, and of course – Lana Del Rey.
Living and breathing fashion, his work styling with brands such as Dinosaur Designs, have galvanised his impact on the Australian fashionscape.
Lynn has also made a name for himself commentating on life in the Eastern Suburbs. He dissects what makes Sydneysiders tick - whether it be an overpriced dining experience, or a new hole-in-the-wall dessert place you wait hours in line for.
This episode was produced and edited by Nick Hibbs. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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This week on Out of the Box, Matt Do sits down with Eora underground rap maestro, LILPIXIE. PIXIE runs us through their upbringing, defined by the escape from a Christian cult, and the dropping of roots in Western Sydney in the wake. Pixie shares five tracks that have shaped their sound and story, as we peak into the life of this dynamic and eclectic gem of the Sydney scene.
Follow PIXIE on instagram: @lilpixie4299
This episode was hosted by Matt Do: @magicmattxxs
This episode was produced by Nick Hibbs and Isaac Ortlipp.
This episode was recorded in Redfern, on the unceded lands of the Gadigal. We would like to acknowledge the enduring connection of the Gadigal to these lands, and their ongoing resistance to settler-colonial violence in Australia. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
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We have a very special guest on the show today. He’s a Western Sydney rapper, producer, and filmmaker, and member of the Full Circle collective. Pushing the envelope with every release, his newest EP ‘The New Film Star’ came out a few days ago and has flipped the script once again.
Reading like a blockbuster film at the box office, it tells a tale of self-doubt and external prejudices as a mixed-race artist. In the process, he creates an expansive, signature sonic universe. Joining us in the studio today, is none other than Zion Garcia.
This episode was produced and edited by Nick Hibbs. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today’s guest on the program is one we have been spinning for close to 10 years.
Ninajirachi is on the show today!
If you’re unfamiliar with Ninajirachi’s music, she is a DJ, producer, and songwriter extraordinaire from Central Coast NSW and now based in Naarm, who has been making waves in the scene since the mid 2010s.
Her sound is instantly recognisable, with soon to be classic hyperpop and techno dance tracks. If you’ve been to a party, you’ve most likely heard her music.
With the recent release of her album I LOVE MY COMPUTER, Nina joins Kate in the studio to discuss her beginnings as an fbi volunteer turned regular feature on the playlist rotation, the internet origins of her musical style and the various Pokémon that decorate her body.
Nina’s Instagram
https://www.ninajirachi.com/
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Today, Matt is joined via Zoom by visual artist, Musonga Mbogo. Musonga is a visual artist based on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land in Canberra and his work is a unique blend of his Tanzanian and Zimbabwean roots and Australian upbringing.
Fresh off designing a stunning mural for Canberra Hospital, Musonga’s current solo exhibition, Awake Before the Porshes is open now at HAKE, HOUSE OF ART IN DEE WHY until Saturday August 9. We’re so excited to chat to Musonga about this collection, his creative process and so much more.
This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
Awake Before the Porches -
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Our Episode with Emma Harrison
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We’ve got a very special guest today, travelling all the way from Naarm - it’s Joe Buckan, who performs as Other Joe! Obfuscating the lines between the sonic and 3D world, Other Joe is a purveyor of spaced-out ambient music, with the sounds of all his previous work culminating in his eighth release and latest record, the fantastic dub-ambient-IDM-tinged Flawless.
Aside from that, Joe plays the sax and keys in the band Cloud Ice 9 who also put out a great record this year, GLOBOPHOBIA, back in February. Clearly not your average Joe, he is ALSO an audio engineer by day, and a certified meme merchant by night.
This episode was produced and edited by Nick Hibbs. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today on the show we’re joined with freelance artist, theatre maker, director, and self appointed jester - Nicole Pingon! The Chinese-Australian creative has a full resumé, directing Moon Rabbit Rising, co-directed the new-Australian opera Chop Chef and assistant directing at Sydney Theatre Company and Belvoir just to name a few.
‘werkaholics’ - their newest work is a 21st century absurdist take on capitalist cancel culture and the digital age. Presented by Purple Tape Productions and Empty Seat Productions, it is currently showing at Belvoir's Downstairs Theatre until the 17th of August.
PRODUCER NOTE: Nicole would also like to pick the amazing Clarice Lispector in her dream artist workshop hehe <3
This episode was produced and edited by Nick Hibbs. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today on the show we’re joined with multidisciplinary experimental artist and animator, Jenn Tran! With her Vietnamese heritage at the centre of her works’ ethos, Jenn blends different mediums to create truly extraordinary works.
Her newest animation, ‘Pooch Mountain’, was featured as a part of Zero Pixel down in Tasmania. Joining us all the way from Naarm, Jenn joins us in the studio today to talk more about her artistic practice and fascination with Joseph Gordon Levitt.
This episode was produced and edited by Nick Hibbs. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today on the show we’re joined by musician, producer, graphic and tattoo artist Jay Campbell, who makes and performs music under the name Orchid Bloom!
Drawing from a plethora of artists like Boards Of Canada, Vegyn, and Archy Marshall. His newest EP, ‘Ambivalent Works’ is an odyssey into midnight. It’s an ambient, eclectic, and soundscape-y, R&B treat for the ears.
We're thrilled to chat to the New Zealand-born, Sydney-based artist about his new record, his creative processes, hip-hop and sampling, and as many other of his endeavours as we can get to!
This episode was produced and edited by Nick Hibbs. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today’s guest today is comedian and disability advocate Madeleine Stewart. With her trademark pink hair and theatrical flare, Madeleine has made a name for herself by bringing her disability experience and advocacy centre stage in her comedy.
Madeleine is creator of “Crips and Creeps”, an accessible comedy show featuring Australian comedians with a disability or chronic illness.
In 2024, Madeleine was awarded the ABC Storyteller Scholarship as well as the Stella Young Award which recognises “young Australian disabled artists for their impact on disability activism”.
If you’ll be in Sydney this July you’ll be able to catch Madeleine Hosting “Bondi from the Barber’s Chair” at this year’s Bondi Festival!
This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
LINKS
Madeleine’s Instagram
Bondi from the Barber’s Chair
Crips and Creeps
Em and Maddie Solve Your Problems - Youtube Channel
Madeleine’s Compass Clips
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Today, I’m thrilled to be joined by Darumbal Murri and Tongan artist, Mi-Kaisha. A singer-songwriter with a voice smoother than honey, her complex and infectious music harks back to the classic sound of 90s R&B and soul, with an inner-Sydney twist. Representing the beautifully melted dichotomy of sweet and deadly, Mi-Kaisha joins us fresh off the back her fantastic new song, Lean On You.
This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
Mi-Kaisha’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammikaisha
Bondi Festival Tickets Saturday 5 July 2025, Time: 7:00 pm - 8:10 pm
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Today we’re joined by Tiffany Wong Australian-born Chinese Artist. Based in Cammeraygal (Sydney) and Wurundjeri (Melbourne) lands, Tiffany has created a career that spans the stage, screen and even Google Forms with her innovative blend comedy and digital sociological experimentation.
Tiffany costarred in the Amazon Prime rom-com Five Blind Dates and has established herself as a talented theatre performer and maker as part of her work at Slanted Theatre.
This episode was produced by Zaity Salman and edited by Nick Hibbs. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today’s guest is actor, writer, model, international woman of mystery and self-described DIVA, Iolanthe.
Iolanthe is the very definition of high energy artistic flare verve and vigour.
As an actor she has graced the stage of Malthouse theatre, co-starring in their production of the The Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner and you recognise her voice from her role of Pixie Bunken in the latest season of Black Mirror. When Io isn’t performing, she’s writing, traveling the globe and looking bitchin’ while doing it.
Iolanthe kindly took a breather from rehearsals of her debut play, SISTREN (which we’ll talk about today) to join us in the studio and talk about the music and moments that make up her life today.
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT IOLANTHE’S SHOW - SISTREN: 26 June - 12 July 2025 @ Griffin Theatre
IMDb - Black Mirror Season 7 Episode 6 USS Callister: Infinity
Iolanthe’s Instagram: iolanthe_____
Kate’s Instagram - @M1ss_kate
This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today we are joined in the studio by actor, artist and creative producer, Jens Radda! Jens is the award-winning creator and star of Skank Sinatra, described a “drag cabaret persona bringing big-band flair and theatrical brilliance to international audiences.”
Jens Radda, aka Skank Sinatra, took time out of his busy schedule to sit down with us to chat more about performance, music, and all things theatre, including his reign as the Mooloolaba Search for a Star winner in 2007.
This episode was produced by Zaity Salman and edited by Nick Hibbs. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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In Matt's first episode as our new co-presenter, we are joined in the studio by writer/director David Robinson-Smith.
Hailing from Budgewoi NSW, David’s interest in film first started in primary school leading to a stint at the Australian Film Television and Radio School where he directed his Master's film Mudcrab which was a 'Short of the Week' Pick, wona host of national and international awards, and was nominated for Best Short Film at the 2024 AACTA Awards.
His followup, We Used to Own Houses, was also critically acclaimed and won Best Short Film at CICLOPE Asia 2024, was nominated for Best Direction in a Short Film at the 2023 Australian Director’s Guild Awards and won Best Short Film, Best Innovation and Best Original Score at the 2024 St Kilda Festival.
We’re so excited to have David join us in the station today to talk about his film career to date, his upcoming feature projects and his latest short, The Shirt Off Your Back which is showing tonight and next Monday, June 9, at the Sydney Film Festival which is on until sunday, June 15th.
The Shirt Off Your Back at the Sydney Film Festival 2025
Mudcrab (2022)
We Used to Own Houses (2023)
David's Instagram
Matt's Instagram
This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman. Out of the Box is recorded at the fbi station in Redfern, which is on unceded Gadigal Land. We pay our respects to Gadigal elders past and present and recognise the ongoing colonial violence committed across this country. Wherever you’re tuning in from in so-called Sydney, the land always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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Today’s episode is one for the history books. After Béla Hajdu’s departure from hosting the show last month, the Out of the Box team are excited to introduce our new co-host: Matt DO!
You might be familiar with the sound of his voice, holding down the fort from 12-2pm every Sunday since 2023. As a broadcaster, Matt has contributed so much to the station already - both on and off air. His music and guest selections are so considered and a reflection of his impeccable taste and the experiences that have brought him to where he is today.
This episode is a chance for you to get to know Matt if you haven’t tuned in to Sunday lunch before, and to understand more of his love for music, arts, and culture.
This episode was hosted by Kate Saap and Matt Do. Produced and edited by Zaity Salman.
LINKS
Matt's Instagram
Kate's Instagram
Movies Matt Mentioned: Fox and His Friends (1975 writ. &dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder), Lady Vengeance(2005, writ. Jeong Seo-kyeong & Park Chan-wook, dir. Park Chan Wook), My Neighbour Totoro (1988, writ. & dir. Hayao Mizaki), The Hole (1998, writ. & dir. Tsai Ming-liang)
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Today we’re joined in the studio bySophie Penkethman-Young – artist and digital producer living and working on Gadigal Land Sydney.
Sophie’s work has exhibited at Artspace (2025), Seventh Gallery (2019), Verge Gallery (2021), Liveworks and Mais Wright while she’s produced digital work for the Sydney Opera House, Creative Australia, Carriageworks and Firstdraft as well as right here at FBi!
Sophie’s work deals with how ideas and experiences translate digitally and incorporates mediums like video, essay, sculpture, photography and performance. Sophie’s work has us obsessed with the questions of what separates the organic world from the digital, her digital projects and sculptures invokes feelings of surveillance, the fracturing of the individual into countless duplicates and a whole bunch of other ideas that we get into today!
This episode was hosted by Kate Saap, produced by Zaity Salman and edited by Madison Jackson.
LINKS
Sophie's website
Sophie's exhibition , AMONGST THE CLOUDS on NOW until 20 July 2025
Sophie's Instagram
Kate's Instagram
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This week, Kate talks chats with Al and Ulrich from the seminal NSW band, Cloud Control. One of the defining groups of the 2010s indie rock scene, Cloud Control are back touring to celebrate the 15 year release of the debut, breakout record, Bliss Release.
Al and Ulrich join Kate in the studio to talk getting the band back together, opening for Arcade Fire, and the joys of sharing music with your friends.
Tickets to see Cloud Control + purchase Bliss Release
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Pursuit of Happiness
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This week, Béla and Kate commemorate Béla's last week hosting the show. The two talk about songs guests have brought in that have taken on a life of their own with Béla, the importance of community spaces, and whether or not Béla should watch Love Actually.
Kate's Instagram
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Today’s guest is no stranger to my FYP, and perhaps yours too. Harry Jun is a multi-hyphenate comedian, cartoonist and host of the show Good Game: Spawn Point on ABC and Say Kimchi for SBS Audio. Freshly returned from a stint at Edinburgh fringe, Harry joins us to chat about his winding path to comedy, the experiences that lead him to today and to his touring show Friendship Safari.
This episode was hosted by Kate Saap and produced by Zaity Salman
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This week, Béla talks with Wytchings, the solo project of Sydney / Eora based experimental musician and artist Jenny Trinh. Wytchings released her latest solo EP, Fear Is A Cold Star, late 2024.
Jenny is also a member of the experimental, improvisational collective Worlds Only, and recently formed Heart Armour, who's single White Flag, was the Independent Artist of the Week in January.
Jenny is in the studio talking her practice, horror visuals, and finding the perfect mannequin.
Wytchings Instagram
Fear Is A Cold Star - Wytchings
White Flag - Heart Armour
Within Heaven and Earth - Fairfield City Museum & Gallery
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This week, Béla talks with Chloe Hayman, the editor-in-chief of independent, Sydney / Eora based print magazine, Soft Stir.
Soft Stir's latest release, Stories of Collision, is more of Soft Stir's unique blend of art, music, culture, and philosophy through the lens of colliding objects and ideas. Chloe Hayman helps shepherd those ideas as the magazine's editor, platforming emerging creatives, designers, and writers.
Chloe joins Béla in the studio to talk falling into becoming an editor, the Overview Effect, and why Sade might be the perfect roadtrip soundtrack.
Soft Stir
Chloe Hayman's Instagram
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Today we're joined in the studio by singer, songwriter, rapper and artiste DEVAURA.
Born in Aoetoroa and now based in Dharug Country in so-called Sydney, Davaura is a mainstay here at FBi. With her creative, innovative and energising lyrics and beats, Devaura has the unique ability to ensnare her listeners as she takes you on an odyssey of love, loss, power and excitement.
A recent SMAC Award winner for ‘Best Live Act’ Devaura’s newest single ‘MEET YOUR MAKER’ just released and you can listen to it wherever you find great music.
Today we’re going to get personal with Devaura and discuss the music and stories that have taken her through the winding path of her life to where we are now.
This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman. If you'd like to listen to the episode in full, head to fbi.radio and head to the Out of the Box show page.
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Devaura's Instagram - @devaura.fm
Kate's Instagram - @M1ss_Kate
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This week on Out of the Box, Kate Saap is joined by Gadigal-based Choreographer, performer and director Emma Harrison.
Watching Emma perform on the stage, the words visceral, emotional, free-following, experiential and dramatic come to mind. But her creative practice extends even beyond this, with works encompassing voice, film and theatre.
Ahead of the premiere of her show HIGH OCTANE at the Campbelltown Arts Centre on Friday March 28th, we’ve got Emma here to talk about the music and stories that have influenced her life to date, her multidisciplinary practice, reconnecting to the world through our bodies and movement, and which Severance character she looks like (hint: it’s definitely who you think).
This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman.
Instagram: @emma_harrison__
Website: https://emmaharrison.info/about
Link to High Octane: https://events.humanitix.com/high-octane
Kate’s instagram: @m1ss_kate
Zaity’s Instagram: @thatssozaity
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This week, Béla chats to Sydney/Eora based experimental musician, AnSo.
AnSo is the artist moniker of producer, songwriter and performer Soie An. Their latest album It’s Myself That I Crave was voted in at number 5 on last year’s Wettest 100 album countdown.
AnSo joins Béla in the studio to talk about how performance informs their work, experimenting with found sounds, and dancing in public fountains.
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This week, Kate talks with Alix Higgins, one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Australian fashion around right now. Alix Higgins was named the 2023 Australian Fashion Laureate emerging designer of the year, and was one of the finalists for the National Designer Awards.
Alix joins Kate in the studio to chat all things pop girls, fashion memes, and how to level up your style.
Alix's Instagram
Alix Higgins Website
Kate's Instagram
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This week, Kate talks with Mallrat, right off the back of the release of her brand new album, Light hit my face like a straight right.
Mallrat and Kate chat using your voice as an instrument, preparing to tour with Kylie Minogue, and how Jason Derulo is the modern Prince.
Light hit my face like a straight right
Tour tickets
Mallrat's Instagram
Kate's Instagram
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Co-host of the show Kate Saap and co-producer Zaity Salman chat for an hour about makeup, rnb, and being radically yourself. They have had so much fun over the past year working on the program and are so excited to talk to new guests when out of the box returns.
Kate's Instagram
This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman.
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This week, Kate reunites with Skeleten, to talk about his brand new album, Mentalized.
Album of the Week this week on FBi, Skeleten chats about how his process has developed on this new record, the importance of making music with friends, and his feelings on generative AI.
Mentalized
Skeleten's Instagram
Kate's Instagram
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Today we are joined by actor, writer and producer (check) Chika Ikogwe. You might recognise Chika’s face from Netflix’s Heartbreak high where for two seasons (going into a third) she plays Series Regular, Josephine ‘Jojo’ Obah – the lead teacher for SLTs (pron. Sluts). Chika has been in whole bunch of projects including ABC’s Mikki vs. The World, feature film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and recently Land of Bad alongside Russel Crowe and Liam Hemsworth.
On stage, Chika has starred in a number of productions including Malthouse’s seven methods of killing kylie jenner and Queensland Theatre’s Fangirls, which later moved to Belvoir. As a writer, Chika has written for the series Bump on Stan in addition to developing her own show, Just Chidi Things (executive produced by Rose Byrne).
China’s latest show, Never Have I Ever premieres on February 15th at the MTC — more details here
https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2025/never-have-i-ever/
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This week, we get a little meta with Co-Host Kate and Co-Producer Madi interviewing each other!
We chat about the importance of pop music, community being a crucial part of creativity, and sweating in the studio.
Kate's Instagram
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Today, Co-producer Zaity chats with actress, communication creative, advocate and pretty cool person, Simone K. Smith.
Born to a Black Zulu mother and White Australian father in Melbourne – Simone’s childhood saw her bouncing between LA, Durban, Melbourne, NY and now to the OOTB studio where she shares with us the experiences that have led her to becoming an advocate for Black representation on Australian screens.
Simone’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maison.smiths/?hl=en
Zaity’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatssozaity/?hl=en
Supacell Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frmk94Etedo
SXSW Event page: https://schedule.sxswsydney.com/speakers/d2c43344-2397-4f3b-b244-16db7af7c4ef
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Today’s guest has a long and storied history with FBi and we are so stoked to have her join us today. Anna Lunoe is a Eora Born DJ, vocalist, songwriter and producer. Some long time listeners may recognise Anna’s voice from right here on FBi Radio where years ago she began as a volunteer and met her long time friend and ‘Hoops’ collaborator Nina Las Vegas.
Back in Sydney after an 8 year stint in LA, Anna has just recently dropped her debut solo album PEARL and is here today to share with us her auspicious beginnings, the winding and forever evolving path of her music career, her family, culture as a Lebanese and Danish woman and the what’s next on the horizon.
Anna’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annalunoe/?hl=en
Deets on ‘Pearl’ and Anna’s upcoming tour dates: https://linktr.ee/annalunoe
Kate’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m1ss_kate/
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This week, Béla chats to Sydney/Eora based poet, educator, and poetry slam founder, Troy Wong.
Troy's work has been published in Cordite Poetry Review, Australian Poetry Journal, and Solid Air. Troy is a National finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam and the founder, host, and creative director of Bread & Butter Poetry Slam.
He joins Béla in the studio to talk sacrificial poets, teaching experiences, and being in an "inter-swiftie" relationship.
Troy's Instagram
Bread and Butter Poetry Slam Instagram
Bread and Butter Poetry November "Slampionship"
Hera Lindsay Bird's Poetry
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This week, Kate talks with Bonnie Huang, an Eora-based artist and FBi alum, who recently wrapped up their first solo show at Puzzle Gallery.
Bonnie joins Kate in the studio to talk all things drippy art, yearning, and the wonders of jelly.
Bonnie's Instagram
Bonnie's Art Instagram
Parramatta Artists’ Studios 2024 Fellowship Recipient
Race to Redfern
Kate's Instagram
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This week, Béla talks with all of Naarm based band, Floodlights.
Floodlights have shot to international recognition over the last 5 or so years with a loose, yet powerful and earnest sound. They’ve got two records to their name, and have just released their latest single, ‘Can You Feel It’. All 5 of them join Béla in studio to talk about their recent tours across Aus and internationally, what's coming up for the band, and who does the most band admin.
Floodlights
Floodlights Instagram
Can You Feel It - Music Video
Lessons Leant - Live at Meredith Festival
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This week, Kate talks with Elliot Ulm, aka Elliotisacoolguy.
With over 500k followers and subscribers across multiple platforms, Elliot Ulm is a graphic design content creator, comedian, and keen Washington Wizards fan. He joins Kate in the studio to talk all things graphic design and music.
Elliot's Instagram
Elliot's Youtube
GRAPHIC DESIGN IS MY ELLIOT - Podcast
Kate's Instagram
This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman.
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This week, Béla talks with one of Naarm’s most-loved dance exports, Harvey Sutherland.
Keyboardist by trade, solo artist, producer and club DJ, Mike Katz is better known under his moniker Harvey Sutherland, where he’s been exploring the deepest corners of the pocket over the last decade. Releasing a plethora of his own EPs, singles and a debut album, Harvey’s work traverses the worlds of electro-house, jazz and funk, and he’s worked with and remixed artists like Nubya Garcia, Khruangbin and Genesis Owusu.
Harvey brings his latest track, Hummingbird, into the studio, alongside an eclectic mix of tracks as he talks through his life and creative practice.
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This week, Kate talks with Gabi Basioli, independent jeweller and owner of Piece of Work.
Kate talks to Gabi about how she came to jewellery making, her many forms of creative expression, and her love of the ephemeral Ratatouille movie.
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This week, Kate talks with Sita Sargeant, owner and operator of Canberra-based women’s history walking tour She Shapes History.
Kate talks to Sita about her recent six months long epic across Australia, searching of untold women’s history, her dedication to storytelling, and how music has intersected with her life across all this.
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This week, Béla talks with owner and operator of Dulwich Hill venue Lazy Thinking - Jim Flanagan.
Lazy Thinking programs music 7 nights a week, creating a multi-faceted space for Eora / Sydney music to thrive. Jim talks the Lazy Thinking venue, record label, and how music has intersected with his life and creative practice.
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This week, Béla talks with legendary Eora / Sydney DJ, creative, and events organiser, Annabelle Gaspar.
Annabelle is an iconic DJ, playing renowned parties like Mad Racket, Kooky, Loose Ends, Trough, Club Mince and co-founding Bad Dog, and playing alongside club royalty like Frankie Knuckles.
With an upcoming Bad Dog x House of Mince party, Annabelle is here to share stories with us about Eora / Sydney's nightlife peaks, her projects past and upcoming, and how music has intersected with her life and creative practice.
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This week, Béla talks with trumpeter, composer, and improvisor, Nick Calligeros.
Nick is part of composer/improvisor collectives Microfiche, We Will Intersect, and Soft Spot, and has also released two independent solo EPs. Over the course of his career he's garnered a deep musical CV with credits including working with Middle Kids, Tangents, Human Noise, Kim Churchill and legendary Sydney experimental group Alaska Orchestra, as well as with their founding member Meg Alice Clune.
With Soft Spot releasing it's self titled debut, he’s with us to share stories about his projects, and how music has intersected with his life and creative practice.
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This week, Béla talks with filmmaker, Riley Blakeway.
Riley is a filmmaker who’s career spans many different eras. He's made music videos for the likes of Genesis Owusu and City Calm Down, amongst many others, and you might of seen his iconic short film INVINCIBL3, premiering on the international video channel NOWNESS.
With his newest film ‘A Thousand Odd Days’ currently out for competition at various international film festivals, he’s with us to share stories about his life in film, and how music has intersected with his life and creative practice.
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This week on Out of the Box, Kate Saap chats with marine scientist Peta Morton.
Peta is a communication specialist at the Australian Marine Conservation Society, working to demystify the world of ethical and sustainable seafood for consumers.
In addition to her non-profit work, Peta is a beauty influencer on Tiktok melding her love of science and art to discuss perfume, makeup and skincare.
Catch up with us as Peta recounts her disastrous first attempt and creating a perfume, the importance of science communication in a social media age and how music led Peta to her found family in adulthood.
Follow Peta on Tiktok @Petamarine
Check out the GoodFish sustainable seafood guide here: https://goodfish.org.au/
This episode was hosted by Kate Saap, follow her on instagram at M1ss_Kate
This episode was also produced and edited for podcast by Zaity Salman @thatssozaity
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A few weeks ago, Kate managed to fulfil her dream of becoming a sports journalist when she interviewed Sydney Swans AFLW players Alice Mitchell, Montana Ham, and Sofia Hurley.
Ahead of the AFLW 2024 season start, Sydney Swans super fan, former OOTB presenter and current host of Wildcard, Stuart Coupe, joined Kate in the studio to discuss his lifelong passion for the Swans. Producer Zaity Salman aso chats with Kate about how they first got into (watching) the sport.
This episode was co-produced and edited by Zaity Salman.
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Join us for Tanya's final interview with the lovely Nazlican (Naz) Eren – host of FBi's Sunset with Nazty Girl (on Wednesday's at 6pm) and co-founder of One Off Traks, a community focused on amplifying the music of women and non-binary artists here on Gadigal Land.
Find Tanya on instagram at @t_4_n_y_4_
and Nazlican at @sunsetwithnaztygurl
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Kate chats with Eora-based hairdresser, Odesa Sabile!
Odesa talks us through growing up in a Filipino family, how she finds the confidence to be herself and how important hair really is when it comes to affirming and loving ourselves. Odesa's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/extrasilky/Kate's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m1ss_kate/
This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman
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Tanya Shukla chats producing, learning to love your art at all stages, and Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 with Eora-based musician, visual artist and skateboarder Kyle Shakleford .
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This episode Béla chats with Eora-born and raised artist/producer, Cherry Rype. They talk her musical origins in the womb, somatic healing and getting vulnerable through sound.
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In this week's episode, Tanya Shukla interviews Amy Zhang (dancer, choreographer, movement director). She has changed the way Eora thinks of dance and movement - representing courage, trust in one’s self and honest self-expression.
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After some time to relax and mow his lawn, Genesis Owusu is back on stage at Volume Festival at AGNSW this July. Kate Saap and Genesis Owusu sat down to discuss absurdism, being a freak, and how much they love curry chips.
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The guest today is an absolute powerhouse, and no stranger to the FBi airwaves. They are a DJ, an organizer of one of Eora’s most important party series, and a host here on the station.
The passion and love that runs through everything that they do is heartwarming! Isa Thurn is interviewed by Tanya Shukla about her life, her creative practise & where she finds inspiration in this crazy world.
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Tony Sin, the saviour of professional wrestling, joins Kate Saap in the studio to peel back the curtain with us about all things wrestling, music and being a sinner!
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Today's guest is an inspiration to those that want to surprise themselves. Interviewed by Emily Elvish (on her last show with OOTB), Kat Rose is a stylist, photographer and designer who has worked with the likes of Eartheather, and Mulalo. Under the alias of Rose Pure, Kat's life has been defined by her passions and the creative journey of worldbuilding.
The OOTB team would like to thank Emily Elvish for all her hard-work, dedication and passion she has shown over the past 5-months. As an incredible story-teller, and even better friend - Em will be missed & the team wishes her all the best with all her future creative projects <3 <3 <3
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Today's guest reminds us of the power we have within ourselves to shape the world around us. Zi Nori has lived a remarkable life - he is currently the Director & Co-Founder of Umi Nori - a bespoke tailoring studio, but his love for creativity & people, has shown itself throughout his life. Whether it was skate-boarding, or even playing the guitar, Zi has always been drawn the deeper feelings of life.
In this episode, listen back to hear Kate Saap interview one of the coolest people in Eora, about how trying new things is the key to a fuller, richer life!
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Everything you hear on "Out of The Box" wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for today's guest. Tanya Shukla is OOTB's Executive Producer, who platforms and nourished community storytelling. As a broadcaster, she honours the passion of local creatives. As a friend, she is a beacon of love & light.
Listen back to hear Emily Elvish & Tanya, explore her life, the things that bring her meaning and what songs have shaped who she is.
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This week’s guest on OOTB, Mara Schwerdtfeger, has accomplished a lot throughout a life in audio.
From scoring films, dance and installations, to her practice as a sound artist, designer and curator, Mara’s practise is far reaching. Listen back, to hear Kate Saap and Mara chat about her life, and what key moments shaped who she is today.
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On today's show, Emily Elvish is joing by Dane Gorrel, Director/Music Director of one of Eora's oldest clubs; Club 77. Dane has had a full career, and an incredible journey up until this point. From travelling the world, being a competitive surfer to running multiple successful clubs, Dane is known for living a passionate life.
Listen back to hear Emily and Dane explore his love for nightlife & the culture that grows alongside it, as well the music that has shaped him.
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Today on Out of the Box, producer Béla Hajdu is joined by an absolute corner-stone of Eora's wider music scene.
Widely known as "Godriguez", Dave Rodriguez has accomplished a lot throughout a life in music. From producing Sampa the Great's seminal debut "The Great Mixtape", to being the brains behind expansive Eora jazz collective GODTET and releasing a solo album under GODRIGUEZ, Dave's musical journey is one that seems to be forever expanding.
Dave joined Béla in the studio to chat about how multiculturalism has shaped him as an artist, and to listen to some of the music that has soundtracked his life.
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After only being in Eora for 8 months, today's guest has already left his mark.
Laurie Macfarlane is a multi-disciplinary English-Australian artist, hailing from Oxfordshire in the UK. Laurie came to Sydney on a one year exchange from Edinburgh uni and has made waves in every arts scene imaginable.
From poetry readings, album launches, art making, and working behind the scenes as a booker, there’s nothing he hasn’t done.
Find Laurie's work here: Bandcamp
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On this week's episode, Emily Elvish is joined by Lucy Keirle - artist, illustrator and librarian whose life is an embodiment of her love of expression. Together, both Emily and Lucy explore the importance of spaces (as a vehicle for creativity and contemplation) as well as how Lucy's life has shaped her art, and how art has shaped her life.
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On an extra special EP, this week we take the opportunity to introduce another member of the "Out of the Box" team - producer Béla Hajdu.
Interviewing each other, Kate and Béla delve into their own musical upbringings and life learnings, whilst exploring the odd psyop.
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Today's guest on Out Of The Box is a force to be reckoned with. She was actually the first voice that Emily Elvish ever heard on FBi radio!
As a presenter on Tuesday Arvos, an actor, a musician (Dead Witch), and a curator - Jamiee Taylor-Nielsen is easily one of Eora's most beloved voices.
There is soulfulness & passion that carries through whatever she does, and on today's episode, Jamiee sheds light onto what moves her, what shaped her and how the power of love gives hope.
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If your a stan of FBi, then you are definitely familiar with today's guest!
Broadcasting on "Bare Necessities" where they soundtrack your Tuesday sunsets, or on "Mi Gente/My People" where they take you through your Sunday afternoon, Paulo Flores is a powerhouse!
Also known as LUNY, Paulo has done it all - touring the world, creating new genres of music, managing his own record label to being a positive impact within his communities, in today's special episode Paulo chats with Kate about his life, and what gives him meaning.
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Ingrid Dieckmann is an accomplished MC and performer, a regular on Sydney’s underground cabaret scene. They also work as Head of Programming at Golden Age Cinema and were Director at Pink Flamingo Cinema - a cinema dedicated to "niche, avant-garde, genre and trash cinema". Their path in cinema is defined by incredible chapters, and in today's special episode with Marcus Whale (composer, musician, artist), Dieckmann unpacks these pivotal moments, whilst sharing insight into how they see the world.
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You may know Basjia as one of Eora’s most impactful voices; a creative director, dancer, model, and a Ballroom community member (House of Silky). In these spaces, her work celebrates and empowers the body in all forms.
But beyond her own practice, she works tirelessly to shift the narratives and landscapes around her. Her activism for inclusion and representation can be found in the fashion and performance spaces.
In this week's show, Emily Elvish explores how Basjia creates art to empower and celebrate the black femme body and to show how powerful and sacred all bodies are.
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Today’s guest is triple-threat co-founder, program producer, and filmmaker Claud Bailey.
You might have seen the premiere of performance art program Stories from the Heart at world pride last year, Claud Bailey and TRANS MEDIUM is the brains behind the project.
Today, we dive into Claud's own creative practise as a writer/director, their influences, and how music intersects with their filmmaking. Kate also discussed Claud's queer community organising with TRANS MEDIUM, as well as MISC. at the Sydney Opera House, and why it's so important to support queer teens as they come into their own.
Claud gave us a beautiful insight into their music taste, shared some of their biggest musical influences as well as some intimate, tender and silly stories of how these tracks come into their life.
Watch their film 'Right Here'
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If you’ve ever tuned into FBi Radio on a Thursday morning, you’ll be very familiar with Dyan Tai. As one of the co-hosts of "Kings & Queens" on Up For It, you would’ve woken up or driven to work alongside them, sharing queer news, events, and chatting with some of the most influential voices from so-called Sydney & beyond.
But Dyan's impact extends so far beyond the panel.
As a broadcaster and founder of "Worship Queer Collective", they work tirelessly to empower queer & BIPOC voices throughout the community. As a musician, producer and performance artist, they fearlessly push the boundaries of electronic music, bringing traditional Southeast Asian Soundscapes into the hyperpop space.
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Izabella Antoniou is a political activist with interests in renters rights, migration, the arts, and music.
On this week's episode, Kate speaks with Izabella (Izo) about her work within the political landscape, as well as what art means to her. It is an episode that brings together Izo's worlds - writing and justice - and speaks to where the world currently is.
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This week on Out Of The Box, Emily Elvish is joined by a guest whose work you would hear daily here on FBi - SOLLYY. He’s crafted beats for the likes of Latifa Tee, 1300, and PANIA, among countless others. His joint EP with Dxvndre, OPPBOYZ, was easily one of the rawest projects released last year!
But beyond the studio, SOLLYY's world is layered and constantly expanding. He is a storyteller, a dreamer, a friend, and easily one of the hardest working creatives in so-called Sydney.
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"Maybe he’s reignited your love of bass by suggesting to test new headphones with 'Get Low by Ludacris'!"
Derrick Gee has built a massive platform across social media channels talking about music and hifi. Working hard to bring music lovers all across the world together, Derrick is a force to be reckoned with.
In this week's episode, Kate and Derrick explore the nature vs. nurture of music, being a social media creator and the euphoria of hearing a song for the first time!
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Out Of The Box is back & with a new team to take you through the lives, stories and hidden loves of your favourite artists through their favourite records!
On this week's episode, (hosts) Emily Elvish & Kate Saap interview each other, giving insight into their lives, and what records have shaped their lives. It's funny, heart-warming and deeply poetic!
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This week, guest presenter Bindi Mutiara sits down with Dr. Catherine Keenan AM. Catherine is a multi-talented creator and wordsmith, and has not only been a friend and an educator, but also a motivator to many.
Catherine and Bindi dive into her work as the co-founder and executive director of Story Factory, a not-for-profit creative writing center based in Parramatta and Redfern for young minds aged 7-17 from under-resourced communities. We tap into the various influences that have shaped her love for literature, her experiences living in Indonesia and England, and of course, the music that has carried her along the way.
This episode was produced & presented by Bindi Mutiara.
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You may know Nabihah Iqbal as a musician, producer, DJ and broadcaster on NTS Radio – but she's also a history buff, a curator, and a human rights lawyer. Tanya Ali chats to her about her earliest musical memories, her boundless interests, creating in the 2010s in London, and her stunning 2023 record Dreamer.
See Nabihah perform live as part of Sydney Festival on Saturday January 13. Tickets and info here.
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Today's guest is a local designer Indigo Newbery-Chunn - her creative project is called Calli-Comical. She's a seamstress and screenprinter, making costumes for film, theatre, runway, and more. You might've seen Calli-Comical signature faux-fur huge horned hats which were worn by some iconic musicians such as Genesis Owusu.
This episode was produced by Kana Frazer.
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imbi is an artist, mystic and activist whose art spans songwriting, collage and poetry. They sat down with Helenna Baronne-Peters to share stories of their schoolyard matchmaking, rediscovering their voice, and the songs that soundtracked it all - from Macy Gray to Sampa the Great.
This episode was produced by Helenna Baronne-Peters.
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Tanya Ali is no stranger to you - she's the host of Wednesday lunch, as well as FBi Radio’s managing director, so she drives a lot of what we do here at station. During our Supporter Drive, she joins Mia to talk about her story, the story of FBi, and how much the two play into one another.
We also learn about Tanya on a personal level - she’s a lover of Meg Washington, a fearless leader, a music maker, precocious, and a huge horse girl.
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Antonia Gauci is no stranger to FBi Radio. She’s a former presenter, our current sponsorship producer, and we play her songs on the radio all the time (she’s a member of the alt-pop three piece GAUCI). But you probably know Antonia for something else - she’s a mixer, sound engineer and producer, so her hands and her ears have worked on a lot of songs you’ve most likely heard before.
On this episode of Out of the Box, Antonia speaks on the artists she’s worked with, burnout, dancing, music making at all its stages, and her love for FBi.
This episode was produced and edited by Mia Hull.
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Chris Payne and Michael Gill are craftspeople, artists, radio presenters, snake rescuers, educators and owners of a wildlife refuge. Their story is about turning their interests into passions. They join Mia to talk through their epic 52-year love story, and all the things they’ve built, salvaged and saved along the way.
This episode was produced and edited by Mia Hull.
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For over four decades, Stuart Coupe has been at the heart of the Australian music scene. He joins Mia at a crucial time: right off the back of publishing his first memoir (and 14th book), and right before FBi Radio turns 20 (AKA Stuart's 20th anniversary of presenting at the station). He speaks on his personal favourite moments across his very colourful career, the power that comes with knowledge, typing with one finger, and his battle with anxiety.
This episode was produced and edited by Mia Hull
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Linda Marigliano is a television and radio presenter, podcaster, musician and DJ. Her story as a presenter is intertwined with the story of FBi Radio - she was here for our very first broadcast in 2003. She joins Mia to talk through her new book ‘Love Language’, people-pleasing, female friendship, vulnerability, love in all its shapes, and a whole lotta radio
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Join Guest presenter Deb Marcus as she chats to Steph King and Greg Clennar from Eora/Sydney band Display Homes. The trio pay tribute to the band's late guitarist Darrell Beveridge — specifically his loving, free spirit and contagiously absurd dancing — as well as discussing the playfulness and deep friendship underscoring the band’s journey from beginning to end.
You can check out Display Homes' latest album What If You're Right & They're Wrong here on Bandcamp.
Follow the band's instagram here, or Steph King here / Greg Clennar here.
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Alicia Gonzalez is interested in playful and authentic encounters. She’s a performer, director and coach specialising in clowning and the creation of original stories for stage and screen. She honed her craft at the renowned Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris, France and is the driving force behind The Clown Institute, where she utilises movement training as a central element in shaping actors and clowns.
Guest host Maleeka Gazula spoke to Alicia about her experience going to the famous theatre-making school, creating The Clown Institute, and how clowning has brought the gifts of self-discovery, authenticity and joy to her life.
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'Fairy Gig Mother' Frances Martin has cast an unmistakable figure in the crowd of countless shows in the Sydney live music scene for decades, supporting and spruiking independent musicians and providing an enveloping hug for all who need it.
But her own story is a compelling tale of defiance, survival and magic. Throughout her career in radio and live music, she played an integral role in forcing the inclusion of independent Australian artists on our recorded music charts - risking losing her job and standing her ground against major label figures as one of the few women working in the industry at that time.
In this episode of Out of The Box, Fran sat with Jaimee Taylor-Nielsen to reflect on family, grief, growing up against the backdrop of Australian counter-culture and civil rights, and the magic of live music - "it only happens once". Fran treats us to stories about her time with Joni Mitchell, Neil Finn, and shouts out the Australian artists for whom she provided a loving, supportive embrace in their early years as Fairy Gig Mother, including Julia Jacklin and Andy Golledge. We hear about finding a sense of belonging in music and film, and Fran weaves her magical life lessons throughout her song choices.
This episode was produced by Jaimee Taylor-Nielsen.
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Acting is, and always has been, a way of life for Will Lodder. The precocious and affable creative - who stars as Aaron Mathieson in the Australian Binge original Love Me - has been getting into character since before he can remember. At twenty-two years of age he has already been nominated for a Logie, but this is only the start of what will be an incredibly accomplished career for Will.
In this episode of Out of the Box we sat down with Will to reflect on the stories of his life thus far. We thread through his youth to explore his journey as an actor, discussing the formative and challenging moments that transformed his childhood passion into the raw and evocative performance we see in Love Me. We also get to hear the most meaningful songs of Will's life as we stop in between chapters, and how these songs have moved and inspired him.
This episode was produced by Isaac Ortlipp.
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Ken Done loves music as much as he loves colour, and he tells stories the same way he paints: it’s vibrant. You might know his work from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Vivid Sydney last year, the placemats in your house when you grew up, or your year 10 art class. His work is iconic. He sat down with Mia to share the stories and songs that have defined his 80-year love affair with Sydney Harbour, including a James Morrison collaboration, a dance with Audrey Hepburn, a long marriage, and a purple office.
This episode was produced by Tanya Ali and Mia Hull.
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Feras Shaheen’s art practice spans across performance, semiotics, street dance, readymade art and digital media. Shaheen was born in Dubai to Palestinian parents and moved to Sydney at the age of 11. Drawing from his street dance background as well as Palestinian cultural dance traditions, Feras traverses different roles within the arts, working as a performer, teacher, choreographer and digital artist.
This episode was produced and edited my Mia Hull
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Actor and dramaturg Vaishnavi Suryaprakash has built a life around telling stories, and shaping the stories of others. You might know her from ‘Counting and Cracking’ or ‘Pieces of Her’. Decisive, driven and surefooted, she speaks on the crossroads she’s come to in her life, the relationship between her work and culture, and what it means to take a break from achieving.
This episode was produced by Tanya Ali and edited by Sam Dover
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Zoya Patel is the author of two books, ‘No Country Woman’, and ‘Once A Stranger’, as well as the former editor of Lip Magazine and founder of literary journal Feminartsy. ‘Once a Stranger’ is a novel about family, tradition, loss and the challenge of feeling at home, and it parallels Zoya’s own journey of navigating complex love.
She speaks on her innate love of writing, feminism, her partner Chris, and her childhood fear of Pauline Hanson.
This episode was produced by Tanya Ali and edited with love by Sam Dover
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Matt Corby's latest album 'Everything's Fine' was written at the peak of his songwriting powers, following five massive years of growth in his personal life and his artistic practice. The record is an incredible showcase of everything he's learned.
But that’s not to say this album is the biggest moment in Matt’s career. He’s been a singer his whole life. He started as a touring musician at 13 years old, became a TV star by the time he turned 16, signed huge record deals immediately after, and then got to work honing his craft, parring things back, and learning how to produce music.
He speaks on his journey as a musician, the way his collaborations with other artists impacts their music and his, Sister Act, a room full of freezers, a natural disaster, and the most thoughtfully made end of year presentation of all time.
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This episode was produced and researched by Tanya Ali and Mary Ventura.
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Beloved American singer-songwriter Angel Olsen speaks on the music she’s made, the music she’s loved, the real stuff of living and love in all its shapes. This episode walks through the life of a prolific artist: each of Angel’s releases parallel a defining moment in her story. Particularly her latest record ‘Big Time’.
This episode was researched by Sam Dover
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On this episode of Out of the Box, we dive into the songs and stories that have defined the life of Julia Jacklin. This is an artist who’s been honing their craft their entire life - taking classical singing lessons growing up, performing at open mics, forming various bands, and then finally starting the Julia Jacklin project.
You might know her through her albums ‘Don’t Let the Kids Win’ or ‘Crushing’, or the album she released last year - her starkly intimate, and completely universal third LP 'PRE-PLEASURE'. It’s such a beautiful record, and it sees Julia quietly reflect on a lot of defining moments and people in her life.
In this interview, we do the same - walking through her story from childhood to now, and stopping to visit the songs that soundtracked the big moments.
This episode was produced by Tanya Ali and researched by Mary Ventura.
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Brianna Kell is a contemporary dancer, choreographer and educator inspired by the body and gift of spontaneity. She joins Mia on Out of the Box ahead of her Campbelltown Arts Centre show ‘The Other Side’, where she’s teamed up with punk and experimental duo Party Dozen. She speaks on the textures that inform her practice, shifts in understanding dance, her journey with chronic disease, and her grandmother.
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Melody Forghani is the Director of twnty three, an independent artist management and publicity company based in Sydney and Los Angeles. She’s worked with artists like Little Simz, Vallis Alps, Alice Ivy, Alex Cameron, KUČKA, Todd Terje, Noname, Caroline Polachek and many more. She speaks on her love of music, her first kiss, her time at FBi Radio, trusting your gut, Ira Glass, and what it means to nurture the artists you look up to.
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This is the last episode of Out of the Box for the year, so we’re looking back on some of the special moments from 2022.
Every conversation we had taught us something new about music, about our guests, about ourselves, and about the art of storytelling. We learned that there are a million ways to share our stories - it happens through the food we make, our creative pursuits, the way we build businesses, and the way we talk to each other.
So for today’s episode of Out of the Box, we're revisiting conversations with storytellers that floored us. It was really hard to whittle them down, but you’ll hear from a game designer, a rapper, a creative producer, a poet, and an artist.
HOLLY HAWKINS
Holly Hawkins is a game designer at Wargaming and a guest speaker at Powerhouse Late: Gaming. They speak on where their love for games comes from, what it means to pursue goals later in life, the complex relationship between gaming, gender, and access, and their recovery from perfectionism.
TASMAN KEITH
Tasman Keith is a Gumbaynggirr man and rapper from Bowraville who now calls Sydney home. He sat down with Mia ahead of his FBi SMACS Fest performance to talk through a life that’s seen the highest highs and lowest lows, often all at once. He speaks on his enduring optimism, a life spent making music, love, loss, and learning.
MAEVE MARSDEN
Independent artist and creative producer Maeve Marsden is a master storyteller. She speaks on her life in the arts, the necessary messiness of her 20s, queer stories and the way they’re shared, how to fist fruit, and her epic love story. Maeve sat down with Mia ahead of her appearance at All About Women at the Sydney Opera House.
ANDREW HULL
Andrew Hull is a writer, artist, poet and musician from Bourke in Far West NSW. He's also Mia's dad. He speaks the turning points in his life, and the different ways he has grown into his identity over time. Andrew's story is deeply rooted in his home on the Darling river, the Barkaa, and has been told through many creative pursuits, you can check them out here.
DYLIN HARDCASTLE
Dylin Hardcastle is an author, artist, screenwriter and scholar. Their name lives on the cover of the critically acclaimed ‘Running Like China: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Madness’ , and ‘Breathing Under Water’, and most recently, ‘Below Deck'. They’re also the co-creator, co-writer and co-director of the online series ‘Cloudy River’. Their story also spans the globe: In 2017, Dylin was an artist-in-residence with Chimu Adventures in Antarctica, and they’ve lived, studied, and created in Australia and the UK too.
Dylin told Mia about a life spent in and on oceans and seas (and the thousand’s of lives that have taken place there), rebuilding from trauma, and stories deposited in pockets of glacial ice.
THANK YOU!
A huge thanks to the team that made Out of the Box possible this year: producers Claudia Copeland, Ella Stewart, Emma Higgins, Luke Wallis, Mary Ventura, Rebecca Merrick and Tash Noore, and audio editor Sam Dover. They bring this show to life each week, and it wouldn't be possible to make it without them.
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Jackie Marshall is a singer-songwriter, recording and touring artist, accidental comedian, very accidental actor, composer for experimental/hybrid puppet theatre, producer of records, community-minded therapeutic music-creating operative, mentor, '60s music fan, aspiring writer of autodidactic'd philosophical thingery, life model, food gardener, yoga addict, practising heart-centred anarchist, deep space enthusiast, moon cycle adherent, painter and drawer, breast cancer adventurist, mother, and jazz school graduate. On this episode of Out of the Box, Jackie and Mia endeavour to cover off on as many of those titles as they can squeeze into an hour + the songs that defined the big moments.
CONTENT WARNING: Drug references, mentions of child sexual abuse
This episode was edited by Sam Dover
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Jake Duczynski is a proud Gomeroi man and storyteller. His job as an animator, writer, director and cofounder of Studio Gilay is about reimagining the way stories look and feel. He speaks on the different places he calls home, direction, and what it means to tell stories that have been around since the beginning of time.
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Sarhys Page is a fitness expert, personal trainer, and performer at heart. But her path to that career has taken a bunch of twists and turns. It involves an Australian Idol audition, a move to New York City, and time spent “floating.”
CONTENT WARNING: This episode of Out of the Box contains discussions on alcohol addiction. If this brings anything to the surface for you, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14
This episode was produced by Tash Noore and edited by Sam Dover.
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Reg Mombassa has been making art for almost six decades. He was a founding member of Australian rock group Mental as Anything, and he designed a lot of the artwork featured across the Mambo brand. By the year 2000, his art had become so iconically Australian through Mambo that it was all over the Olympic opening ceremony. He speaks on his enduring creative output, his upcoming gigs (across several bands), his current art exhibition, and how all of the above involve ranting about the state of things.
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Hau Lātūkefu doesn’t just talk about what hip hop looks like in Australia; he’s a part of the story. He’s just announced the end of an epic 14-year stint as the host of a national hip hop show. He's also an artist, mentor, record label boss, and now an author - his memoir ‘King' (co-authored by Christopher Riley) just hit shelves.
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Holly Hawkins is a game designer at Wargaming and a guest speaker at Powerhouse Late: Gaming. They speak on where their love for games comes from, what it means to pursue goals later in life, the complex relationship between gaming, gender, and access, and their recovery from perfectionism.
This episode was produced by Ella Stewart and edited by Sam Dover.
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Andrew Hull is a writer, artist, poet and musician from Bourke in Far West NSW. He's also Mia's dad. He speaks on the turning points in his life, and the different ways he has grown into his identity over time. Andrew's story is deeply rooted in his home on the Darling river, the Barkaa, and his creativity expands through many tributaries and pursuits.
This episode was produced and edited on Nyemba land and Gadigal land by Mia Hull.
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Tom Pitts is a Melbourne-based writer, teacher, sound designer and musician. A man of many creative talents, his debut novel ‘Electric and Mad and Brave’ was inspired by two songs he wrote 14 years ago. He speaks on a life of creativity, his passion for teaching, and his encounters with mental illness.
CONTENT WARNING: Suicide references. If this episode brings anything to the surface for you, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 44.
This episode was produced by Luke Wallis and edited by Sam Dover.
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Storytelling is the heart Macario De Souza. Film, music, family and community are his limbs. You might know him as the guy behind Kid Mac, and he directed the documentary ‘Bra Boys’ among many others.
He speaks on the place he grew up, how he fell in with Rusell Crowe, and his new coming-of-age film ‘6 Festivals’ which hits cinemas.
This epsiode was produced by Tash Noore and edited by Sam Dover
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Darren Lesaguis is the co-host of Race Matters on FBi Radio as well as the station’s newly appointed program director. He's also the person Mia shares an office with, so as she gets to know the person she spends eight hours a day sitting next to, you'll get to know the person who makes your radio. Among many other things, Darren speaks on his enduring passion for the craft of radio, advocacy, defiance, music and love.
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Celeste Mountjoy is the creator of Filthy Ratbag - an online alter ego known for colourful grungy art that features a rotating cast of characters including rat human hybrid babes in bikinis, shit-talking, cigarette smoking cats, and sarcastic seagulls. They hold a distorted mirror to us that feels like a hilarious punch in the guts - it’s profoundly honest, dark, and humble.
This year, Celeste teased all that out into a book. 'What the F*ck is This' is personal narrative that follows her life, her love, her losses, and her fears: including rejection, addiction, and death. On this episode of Out of the Box, she rolls through the book and the stories behind it, and of course, soundtracks the big moments.
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Artist Luke Sciberras makes paintings about the places he visits - not of them. He speaks on his first survey exhibition, the way artists interact with the world, solitude, and his love for Bob Dylan.
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Tasman Keith is a Gumbaynggirr man and rapper from Bowraville who now calls Sydney home. He sat down with Mia ahead of his FBi SMACS Fest performance to talk through a life that’s seen the highest highs and lowest lows, often all at once. He speaks on his enduring optimism, a life spent making music, love, loss, and learning.
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Lauren Brincat is an artist who works with multiple mediums including sculpture installations, moving image, and performance. She speaks on her love of collaboration, the nuances that inform her art making, the joy of constantly learning, and the Egyptian mural she grew up looking att. Lauren's piece 'Tutti Presto fff' was commissioned by the Sydney Opera House for Vivid Sydney 2022.
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Kate Scardifield has a research driven and experimental studio practice traversing textiles, sculpture, installation and video. Across her artistic practice, her research, and in this episode of Out of the Box, she looks at materials through various states of transformation: exploring different types of encounters with materials and different forms of material knowledge.
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Elouise Eftos is an actor, singer, dancer and Australia’s first attractive comedian. She joins Mia to discuss a life built on a love of performing, her very eclectic record collection, and what it means to unwittingly spark feminist debate via her comedy.
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Romy Vager is the frontwoman of Narrm-based post-pink outfit RVG. She speaks on the music she's made, loved, and been inspired by, the songs that have soundtracked the big moments in her life, and what it means to have made songs that soundtrack big moments for others.
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José Alkon is a storyteller. As the owner of a Peruvian ‘taberna’ in Marrickville and as a career cinematographer, José’s stories are colourful and full of life and they traverse the globe. In this episode, speaks on the migrant experience, his passion for telling stories, the coming together of family, an ayahuasca trip and subsequent wedding, his restaurant Pepito's, and more.
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Artist and diplomat Fred Smith speaks on traversing the nature strip between his career paths. Fred’s songs reflect the world he has seen in what, so far, has been a messy and interesting life. He joined Mia to talk through a childhood spent "all over the shop" and the way he now dedicates his time to the people around him.
This episode was produced by Tash Noore.
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Jisu Im is a full-time digital and multi-platform artist. In this interview and across their artistic practice, Jisu looks at self-love, self-acceptance, and heartbreak through a colourful and cute lense.
This episode was produced by Emma Higgins Editing was done by Sam Dover
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Artist, writer, journalist, mum, and disability advocate Eliza Hull speaks on the roles each of those titles play in her life and how they interact. Eliza’s new book, ‘We’ve Got This’, looks at the journeys of twenty-five parents who identify as Deaf, disabled or chronically ill as they discuss the highs and lows of raising children.
This episode was produced by Claudia Copeland Editing was done by Sam Dover
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Director, actor and producer Lily Balatincz speaks on the way the arts can reflect society back to us. She sat down with Mia ahead of her directing debut, ‘bad machine’, which looks at the human impact of the robodebt crisis. She talked through all the moments in her life that brought her to 'bad machine'; starting with her grandparents' journey as refugees and the home they made in Bankstown, to a childhood immersed in nature, to scratching an itch for theatre until it bled.
This episode was produced by Mia Hull Editing was done by Sam Dover
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Independent artist and creative producer Maeve Marsden is a master storyteller. She speaks on her life in the arts, the necessary messiness of her 20s, queer stories and the way they’re shared, how to fist fruit, and her epic love story. Maeve sat down with Mia ahead of her appearance at All About Women at the Sydney Opera House.
This episode was produced by Rebecca Merrick Editing by Sam Dover
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Sophie Hardcastle is an author, artist, screenwriter and scholar. Their name lives on the cover of the critically acclaimed ‘Running Like China: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Madness’ , and ‘Breathing Under Water’, and most recently, ‘Below Deck'. They’re also the co-creator, co-writer and co-director of the online series ‘Cloudy River’. Their story also spans the globe: In 2017, Sophie was an artist-in-residence with Chimu Adventures in Antarctica, and they’ve lived, studied, and created in Australia and the UK too.
Sophie told Mia about a life spent in and on oceans and seas (and the thousand’s of lives that have taken place there), rebuilding from trauma, and stories deposited in pockets of glacial ice.
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Hellen Rose has made a few cameos on Out of the Box before - both as a character in someone else’s stories, and the singer of a track chosen by a previous guest. She is a performance artist, lead singer of Soul Crime, and co-producer of Gittoes Productions. We paid a bit of lip service to Hellen last year when we interviewed her husband and long time collaborator Dr George Gittoes, but she has a whole practice outside of the work she does with George. It spans mediums, ideas, decades, genres, and of course, the globe. Hellen also treated Mia to a live performance during this episode.
This episode was produced by Tash Noore.
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Peter Day is a South West Sydney artist who's worked professionally for more 45 years. He specialises in both fine art and site-specific community engaged public art.
He sat down with Mia to run through his earliest memories as a creative kid winning prizes and competitions, navigating his practice with a visual impairment, managing Kirk Gallery - a crash pad for musos, his part in the fruition of Double J and his stint as a broadcaster, growing up in his 40s, and moving forward establishing his role in strengthening community placemaking as an artist.
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Karla Dickens is a cross cultural artist. She also crosses mediums on this episode of Out of the Box: poring through memories both sonic and visual. She talked about the music she loves, the places it takes her, and how much doing so feels like rifling through an old box of photos. Those photos show us a life that spans the city and the bush, a life that, at times, was coloured by psychedelia, and a life rooted in the Wiradjuri nation.
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Dr Stephen Jurd is an addiction medicine specialist psychiatrist, Clinical Associate Professor at University of Sydney and has been instrumental in developing addiction recovery services and 12 step recovery centres across Australia, including The Sydney Retreat. Mia and Stephen sit down to talk about his personal experiences with addiction and how this lead him to specialise in such a stigmatised area of medicine.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with substance abuse and addiction.
If you or are loved one are suffering from addiction, reach out to the following helplines: National Alcohol and Other Drugs Hotline: 1800 250 015 Family Drug Support (FDS): 1300 368 186 Quitline: 13 78 48
This episode was produced by Tash Noore.
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Acclaimed choreographer and dancer Martin del Amo sat down with Mia ahead of his show ‘Mirage’ as part of Sydney Festival 2022. He discussed how he came to develop his idiosyncratic, some might say “kooky” style of dance, Berlin’s creative community in the 90’s in comparison to Sydney’s, some of his big achievements as a dancer, and his upcoming show.
This episode was produced by Emma Higgins and Mary Ventura
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2021 was a huge year for Out of the Box, and we're celebrating that by doing a huge end-of-year wrap-up.
We connected over Zoom a lot this year, and we walked through the chronologies of some very big stories. We looked at topics like race, gender, sexuality, politics, art, and religion.
It was really hard to whittle them down, but these are some of the guests/ stories/ songs that stuck out to us: Blak Douglas, Tanya Pibersek, Donny Benet, Amani Haydar, Nancy Denis, Ana Maria Belo, and Tilly Lawless.
If you want to hear these episodes in full, or any other episodes from 2021, you can do so on the programs page on the FBi Radio website or via the podcast.
A huge thank you to everyone who helped out on Out of the Box this year. Executive producers Bre Jones and Glen Wolter, and producers Tash Noore, Emma Higgins, Mary Ventura, Louisa christie, Rebecca Merrick, and Danni Stewart. They’ve all done an incredible job bringing this show to life week after week.
This episode was produced by Mia Hull.
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Two weeks after wrapping up on FBi’s breakfast program Up For It, Courtney Ammenhauser made a grand return to the station to jump on the Out of the Box guest mic. It turns out she has a whole life outside of FBi and it spans many career trajectories and many spots along Australia’s east coast. Think calamine lotion, banana farming, a shiny backpack, a Tarago, lots of comedy, lots of radio, and lots of creativity.
This episode was produced by Mia Hull.
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Gabbi Bolt is a musical comedian, Tik Tok star, and writer for The Chaser. She sat down with Mia ahead of her first solo show, ‘I Hope My Keyboard Doesn’t Break’ to chat about the way people don’t pay attention to the radio (R.I.P), growing up in a small town with too many pubs, receiving a gift from former prime minister Kevin Rudd, the dad rat from ‘Ratatouille’, and the full-circle experience of being asked to work for The Chaser. She also performed two songs live!
This epsiode was produced by Tash Noore.
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Glace Chase is a multiple award-winning multi-disciplinary trans-queen, performer, playwright, comic, screenwriter, tour guide, and fixture in New York City's drag community. She sat down with Mia ahead of her show at Sydney Theatre Company 'Triple X' - a trans love story. She's been in Australia since the beginning of 2020 due to multiple COVID-related 'Triple X' cancellations, and boy has she been busy. She talked about what the last two years have looked like, as well as the rest of her life, which has been coloured by many things from coming out as gay to a group of Christian bikies, to taking up sex work in London, to developing the world's first drag-show-walking-tour hybrid.
This episode was produced by Mia Hull.
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Miro Bilbrough is an artist, poet, screenwriter and filmmaker. She sat down with Mia to chat about her new memoir 'In the Time of the Manaroans', and tease out some of the stories it contains. From leaving home at an early age, to living in a commune in remote Malborough Sounds, to life modelling, to pursuing the arts, to discovering her knack for the written word, Miro's life is one of immense growth and creativity.
This episode was produced by Rebecca Merrick.
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Rainbow Chan is a musician, producer, vocalist, and interdisciplinary artist of Hong Kong-Chinese descent, living in Sydney.
She sat down with Mia to roll through her earliest memories in Hong Kong, entry into the world of performance and music, her first heartbreak, seeking uniqueness and authenticity in her musical and artistic odyssey, and creative passion projects moving forward.
Rainbow's new EP 'Stanley' drops today (25/11/21) across all platforms. With all tracks written, produced and performed by Rainbow herself.
This episode was produced by Mary Ventura.
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Michael Shafar is a standup comic, and writer for Network 10’s The Project and Studio 10. You might have also caught him on ABC’s Comedy Bites, and Triple J’s Good Az Friday.
He sat down with Mia ahead of his standup show ‘For Sale: New Jokes, Never Told’ to chat about the moments in his life that got him to this point. They involved Subway meat, Judaism, good comedy, bad comedy, the law, cancer, prosthetic testicles, and the 1971 Fiddler on the Roof soundtrack.
This episode was produced by Tash Noore
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You might know Shane Jenek by their drag name Courtney Act. They’re a drag artist, singer, advocate, cultural provocateur, and now author, with their memoir ‘Caught in the Act’ hitting shelves ahead of their chat with Mia.
In this episode, they explored grey areas and bright moments: from the space between Courtney and Shane, to Brisbane in the 80s, to a kiss at the Stonewall Hotel, to the birth of Courtney Act, to reality TV overseas and in Australia.
This episode was produced by Emma Higgins.
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Brendan Cowell is a master storyteller. I skill that’s shown its face in his acting, directing, plays, tv-series, books, and poetry. He caught up with Mia to discuss his new novel ‘Plum’, which chronicles the life of an ex-NRL player with a brain injury and a love for poetry. ‘Plum’ is one of the many stories Brendan has put his name to over years, and his life bares striking similarities to the story's protagonist Peter Lum.
In this interview Brendan talks about growing up in Cronulla; his entry into acting and his love of Cornflakes; the grunge era; where he draws his stories from and how that’s changed over the years; the catering on the set of the Avatar sequel; and what the past two years of lockdown have meant for him.
CONTENT WARNING: this episode contains drug references and strong language. It also discusses mental health issues. If this brings anything to the surface for you, or you just need to talk to someone, you can call Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636
This episode was produced by Mia Hull.
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Paul McDermott makes a mean cup of tea. But you probably know him better as a member of the Doug Anthony All Stars and the former host of Good News Week.
This week, he catches up with Mia to talk about growing from a demon-free twin into an instrument-eschewing artist with a pretty voice; falling into Adelaide Fringe Award-winning DAAS through a chance encounter outside a food truck; being ocularly impaled on a Silverchair drumstick during a live television broadcast; and the many other sides of his increasingly public visual and sonic creativity.
He also delivers a very special live performance of "Canberra (In the 70s)" from his new EP, 'I've Seen The Future And You're Not In It', accompanied by Glenn Moorhouse.
This episode was produced by Tash Noore.
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Sri Lankan-born contemporary artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran sat down with Mia ahead of his latest exhibition, 'The Guardians'. They discussed the materials and ideas that form his artistic practice, the migrant narrative, art education, and his diva-driven playlist.
This episode was produced by Mary Ventura
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Yehudis Milchtein reached out to FBi Radio from Paris to promote the band Moonage Hookers, which she manages, but Out of the Box EP Glen Wolter discovered that Yehudis herself had an incredible story to tell.
Yehudis chatted to Mia about her upbringing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in an Orthodox Jewish environment and discussed the Lubavitch Hasidic movement that her family followed as well as the various restrictions this posed while she was growing up; being home schooled as well as home schooling her 13 younger siblings; eventually seeking and accessing a college education; travelling, moving to Paris, meeting her-now partner and Moonage Hookers band member, Nathan; her trajectory with the band and moving to Brussels; and the philosophy that drives Yehudis to live and move freely.
This episode was produced by Emma Higgins and Glen Wolter.
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Musician and (newly appointed) author AViVA sat down with Mia ahead of publishing her book 'SELF/LESS' - the first book in a young adult series. Along with reflecting on the contents of 'SELF/LESS', AViVA talked about growing up in a musical melting pot of genres, her classical training and early entry into music, the pursuit of dreams, fitting in, garnering an international fanbase, and her Discord/ interacting with fans in general, and the future.
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Isabelle Reinecke is a movement lawyer: someone who uses the power of law to serve social movments. Isabelle is the Founder and Executive Director of Grata Fund, the 2021 Women's Leadership Institute of Australia Fellow and the 2016 Churchill fellow. Isabelle joins Mia to talk about her influential upbringing; fighting injustice at an early age, petitioning against funding cuts to ABC Kids in primary school; grappling with inherited privilege, and harnessing it to make a positive impact; her studies in law and psychology at ANU, and how the university's proximity to Parliament House effected the law faculty and the course of her career; her early career in the Kimberley, fighting for recompensation for wages stolen from Indigenous communities; the change from corporate law to movement law; all about the work of the Grata Fund and current issues impacting the public, such as FOI laws; dealing with a chronic illness throughout much of her prodigious work; and the future of the Grata Fund, specifically in the intersection of Indigenous social justice and climate justice.
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Instafluencer, artist and emerging TV personality Phil Ferguson, aka @chilyphilly, joins Mia to talk about growing up in a small-country town and the artistic influence of both their family and rural life; studying Fine Arts and coming to terms with a formal art practice while engaging with a diverse audience; creating @chilyphilly, going viral and rising to Instagram fame as well as evolving their art both on and off screen; moving to Melbourne, their 'gay awakening' and identifying as non-binary; what it means to be a non-binary person in a growing career on television; and the impact of covid-19 lockdowns on digital and physical art.
This episode was produced by Emma Higgins
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The proudly Labor Member for Sydney, Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP, joins Mia to talk about growing up in a politically engaged Slovenian-Australian family with two encouraging older brothers; her entry into (and temporary disenchantment with) the Labor Party, and her early election to Parliament; how a commitment to positive change and big ideas, rather than personal ambition, drives her work; her uncanny ability to pull together stakeholders to make things happen; making space for her kids' generation, especially young women, to thrive; how sometimes the personal has to inform the political when an important issue demands it; and how we can make the best of a bad situation recovering better and fairer from the pandemic. She also swats away our best attempt at cheeky leadership speculation.
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Dr George Gittoes AM is currently on his way back to Jalalabad in Afghanistan, where his Yellow House helps young people in the community, including young women, build their skills in creative arts and filmmaking. George has confronted extreme violence with art in places of conflict and warzones around the world for more than 50 years. He is an activist, artist, and filmmaker who is fiercely optimistic about the impact art can have on violence. Mia caught up with George before his departure for Jalalabad to discuss his international art practice, his "blood mysticism", and his uncanny ability to discover the truth of world conflicts as an unofficial war artist.
Content warning: This episode contains graphic imagery, and discussions of terrorism, suicide, and drug use.
If this episode brings something to the surface for you, or if you would just like to talk to someone, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
This episode was produced by Mary Ventura and Glen Wolter.
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Bart Denaro — current MusicNSW Head of Content / former Kid Confucius drummer, Briscoe frontman, and FBi volunteer manager — conducts a long-overdue "exit interview" with Mia. He talks about bombing his FBi interview but still landing the dreamy job, maintaining and passing on his family's Italian traditions, false starting his way into drumming for a big Australian band, falling down astrophysical and legal rabbitholes, and figuring out parenthood.
This episode was produced by Emma Higgins and Glen Wolter.
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Our guest today is creative industries innovator, Councillor, and Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney Jess Scully. Jess tells Mia about her childhood in the Western suburbs and Central Tablelands and on the Chilean coast; her high school discovery of Newtown's cultural life and her transformation into a 90s suburban Triple J kid; her post-school years, where her legal studies succumbed to her busy schedule editing and publishing creative mags; constantly finding herself in "disrupted" industries (and where that led her professionally); and her eventual tilt for and ascendency in political office.
This episode was produced by Glen Wolter.
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It's fair to say that Chas Licciardello has become a phoenix within the Australian media landscape. In this episode, he talks to Mia about growing up as a perpetually sick and hyperrational kid from Maroubra; the rise and (inevitable and protracted) demise of The Chaser's War on Everything; and his new cause — trying to help solve the ills of Australian news media with illuminating and entertaining coverage of US electoral politics.
This episode was produced by Glen Wolter.
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Content warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic and family violence
Amani Haydar is a writer, artist and advocate for women's safety. She has just published her memoir 'The Mother Wound', which deals with the insidious domestic abuse and eventual murder of her mother committed by her father. She's also made art that speaks to this tragedy; for which she became an Archibald Prize finalist in 2018. Amani and Mia chat about her family's history, girl power, and the limitations of the courtroom when dealing with domestic abuse.
This episode was produced by Glen Wolter.
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Alexandra Keddie and Bobbie-Jean Henning - creators, writers, superstars, and very famous people - dial in from Naarm/Melbourne to chat to Mia about their brand new mockumentary web series 'The Power of the Dream' and the way that their lives have run parallel and intersected on their pursuit of Olympic/ comedy gold. Come for the banter, stay for Alex and Bobbie's inspired musical theatre and power ballad selections.
'The Power of the Dream' is available to stream now on Facebook and Instagram.
This episode was produced by Glen Juston Wolter.
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Today Mia welcomes into the (socially distanced) studio former Triple J presenter and newly appointed FBi Managing Director Lewis McKirdy. They talk life after Triple J, eventful childhood holidays, life in London (with and without COVID), hand modelling aspirations, dead cats, and musicals.
This episode was produced by Mary Ventura.
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Kaya Wilson's story is set in, on, and around oceans. He was nurtured by oceans across the globe, suffered a traumatic injury at a beach, recovered in the sea, and has committed his working life to researching tides and currents.
Kaya is also a trans advocate and an author. He spoke to Mia off the back of publishing his memoir 'As Beautiful As Any Other, A memoir of my body'.
Produced by Rebecca Merrick.
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Bre Jones, the now-former executive producer of Out of the Box, has a whole life outside of FBi. It's one that's seen her amazing friends and her love for music serve as crutches during hard times. In honour of that, Bre and Mia roll through the songs, relationships, and stories that have built her to be the 10/10 friend/ producer she is. Farewell Bre!
Produced by Danni Stewart
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Dorothy McRae McMahon is a celebrated activist, retired Australian Uniting Church minister, lesbian icon, and co-editor of the South Sydney Herald. Her life is one of very high highs, and very low lows: from being the first woman to be ordained in Australia, to harassment by a neo-nazi group, to being accepted in the Uniting Church in spite of her sexuality, to losing her beloved partner Ali, to having her activism recognised in several national awards. Her stories and lessons can be found in the 17 books she’s written, but Mia sat down and tried to get a snapshot of it all in one short hour of Out of the Box.
This episode was produced by Louisa Christie.
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Blak Douglas is a proud Dungutti man and self-taught painter. His artworks are culturally and politically charged and he’s been an Archibald Prize finalist four times. Blak spoke about the life he’s led in Sydney, his artistic practice, and what it means to be an Aboriginal person in the 21st century.
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In 2011 Dan Pash's band Leader Cheetah was championed as “Australia’s Biggest Export” by Rolling Stone. A classically trained clarinet player turned indie rocker, things were looking up for Dan. However the hearing loss he’d been experiencing since he was a teen was worsening, and with every year and every musical project that came, he had to find new ways to accommodate his hearing loss. Dan sat down with Mia off the back of submitting his PhD at the University of Sydney, majoring in philosophy, and before the release of his forthcoming EP - the last piece of music he’d make before losing his natural hearing.
This episode was produced by Rebecca Merrick.
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Tyree Barnette is a storyteller. In the sense that he’s a former journalist, in the sense that his writing has been published by the SBS and in multiple Sweatshop Literacy Movement anthologies, and in the sense that he imparts stories from his home in his southern-style cuisine. Hailing from Raleigh North Carolina, Tyree spoke to Mia about his family, soul food, and what it means to be held to a different standard as a black person growing up in the United States. Tyree’s story ‘Invasion’ is the lead story in Sweatshop’s latest anthology: ‘Racism: stories of fear, hate, and bigotry.'
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Lizzy Hoo is a writer, actor, and a rising star in Sydney's comedy scene. She sat down with Mia ahead of a spate of shows at Sydney Comedy Festival to talk about her neverending hustle and childhood obsession with money. The grind never stops.
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Shirley Le is a creative producer at Sweatshop Literacy Movement. She’s also a second-generation Vietnamese-Australian who grew up in western Sydney. Her roots and her postcode used to create an invisible barrier for her writing, but now they’re a source of strength and power.
Shirley has performed at the Sydney Writers Festival, the Sydney Festival and the Wollongong Writers Festival, and was awarded the WestWords Emerging Writers Fellowship in 2017. Her work has been published by SBS Online, The Lifted Brow and the Griffith Review, as well as the latest Sweatshop anthology ‘Racism’.
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Today’s guest on Out of the Box is Haitian-Australian Nancy Denis. She’s a writer, singer, dancer, and actor, but above all those she’s a fighter. She fights little battles every day – from attending protests, to protesting through art, to infiltrating writing rooms to call out racism and tokenism. She chats to Mia about her ancestors, the experience of growing up with immigrant parents, and her upcoming solo concert M’ap Boule.
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You’ve most likely heard Lindsay McDougall’s voice on your radio before. He’s the current host of Drive on ABC Illawarra, and before rhat spent a decade as Triple J’s ‘The Doctor’. His story is one of longevity - it covers decades spent as an animal rights activist, a rich career in radio, and 25 years as the lead guitarist of Frenzal Rhomb. Lindsay sat down with Mia to talk bands, politics, washing machine detergent, and what it’s like to be vegan in the 90s
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Bundjalung woman, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts, is an activist, writer and storyteller. At the age of 10, Vanessa was forcibly removed from her family by the Department of Community Services (now the Department of Communities and Justice). She was raised in out of home care for the next 8 years, despite her family's efforts to fight the courts and have her returned. Now an Australian Human Rights Commission medalist, a soon to be law grad and FBi Radio SMAC of the Year recipient, her ongoing commitment to grassroots activism is the driver for her work. With equal parts fire in her belly and love in her heart, Vanessa joins guest host Danni Stewart to share her truth.
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Growing up, Ana Maria Belo was a dedicated music student hiding a secret from her teachers and her peers. She was deaf. Now as the Ambassador for the Shepherd Centre, Ana Maria helps children with hearing loss. She joins Mia to chat about her career as a deaf Actor, her relationship with music, the difference between little 'd' deaf and capital 'D' Deaf and her love for Dolly Parton.
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We all have different hats we wear in different places. Work hats, home hats, friend hats. The Donny Benet hat is known for shimmering, ironic, 80s disco, but it’s not always the one Donny wears. In his chat with Mia, Donny reveals how his hat collection has changed over time, and his rich history in music and comedy.
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You might remember Jamarz On Marz from a viral campaign he lead last year which asked education ministers in each state and territory to stop schools restricting afro-textured hair. Along with his activism, he's a rapper and a saxophonist. Jamarz chatted to Mia about the school they attended together in regional NSW, and about his time there growing up black and queer.
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The walls of Rosie Piper’s apartment have seen highs and lows in the nine years she’s lived there. They’ve seen her go through breakups, they’ve watched her career as a comic evolve, and they’ve been there as she came out as trans. Rosie chatted to Mia about transitioning, comedy, lockdown, and Scott Morrison shitting himself at Engadine Maccas after the Sharks lost the Grand Final in 1997.
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Bianca Willoughby is the artist formerly known as John A Douglas, and her identity is largely invisible. Beneath her skin is an invisible disability, a cultural background with many missing puzzle pieces, and a gender she’s only now uncovering. In the decades leading up to now, she’s been a DJ, a chef, an organ transplant recipient and an artist.
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Robyn Kenney is a proud 78er - which is to say she took part in Sydney’s first Mardi Gras march in 1978.
She is a radical, and she’s spent a lifetime addressing social inequity through her activism, as well as through senior roles in government and not-for-profits.
Robyn will be joining the original 1978 Mardi Gras marchers to share their stories via Zoom as part of this year’s mardi gras festival, but first she joined Mia to talk about this on Out of the Box.
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If you find yourself at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art's offsite gallery at in World Square tomorrow, you'll enter hypercoloured scenes of life and death. You'll see contemporary Chinese Zodiac iconography soaked in pink, and bright reflections of rebirth.
This is the work of multidisciplinary Thai-Australian artist James Jirat Patradoon. A dark wizard and former-hoarder, James talks to Mia about practising fine art in the middle of the night, losing his artworks in an Indian airport, and partying in Bangkok.
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As a mixed-race Tongan Australian kid growing up in Mt Druitt, Winnie Dunn thought her home was a place the arts came to die. She didn't access culturally diverse Australian writing in School or uni, and she'd never seen literature about Western Sydney written by people from Western Sydney.
That's until she joined Sweatshop Literacy Movement - a project devoted to empowering culturally and linguistically diverse communities through reading, writing and critical thinking.
Today she is the Sweatshop General Manager, the editor of several critically acclaimed anthologies, and her writing has been published in The Saturday Paper, Griffith Review, Meanjin, SBS Voices, The Guardian and Huffington Post.
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In 2015, activist and rapper, Ziggy Ramo wrote an album he described as an obituary. ‘Black Thoughts’ delved into the issues Aboriginal people face in Australia, from the perspective of someone on suicide watch. Ziggy released the album to wide acclaim in 2020 as the Black Lives Matter movement gained steam in Australia. Nominated for both Best Album and Best Song in the FBi SMAC Awards, Ziggy chats to Mia ahead of the awards about roots, racism and rap.
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This week on Out of the Box, we’re taking a look back at some stories from some much loved FBi alumni - Bridie Tanner, Stu Buchanan, Avani Dias, Osman Faruqi and Serge Negus.
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Sean Sweeney gained Australia's attention as being the big, bearded AUSLAN interpreter for the NSW Rural Fire Service during the 2019 - 2020 Australian bushfire crisis. Sean was born as the first hearing baby on his mother's side in four generations. He's grown up immersed in Sydney's deaf culture and community and knew how to sign before he could speak.
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Ricky Simandjuntak is the manager of Western Sydney drill group, OneFour. Despite pressure from police, they have become an international sensation. Ricky has been a feature in the recent renaissance of Western Sydney's creative scene with his label and lifestyle brand, Sydney Romantics. | Producers: Bre Jones and Rebecca Merrick
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In the 1970s, a group of women decamped to Amazon Acres in Northern NSW to create a small society completely free of men. Amber Jackson was one of them. As a kid she grew up with her Mum in a feminist hippie commune guided by the mantra: no men, no meat, no machines. Amber will be appearing at All About Women at the Sydney Opera House in March. | Producers: Bre Jones and Rebecca Merrick
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When Susan Francis was a baby, she was privately adopted from a doctor's practice in Newcastle, NSW. In her 30s Susan went on a search for her biological parents. It would take her 20 years and all around Australia. When she finally met them, they turned out to be nothing like she expected. Susan's memoir The Love That Remains is out now through Allen and Unwin. | Producers: Bre Jones and Rebecca Merrick
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Ron McCallum is the former Dean of the University of Sydney Law School, the chair the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Geneva, and a senior Australian of the year. He is also completely blind, in fact, he has never been able to see. His memoir is called 'Born At The Right Time'. | Producers: Bre Jones & Rebecca Merrick
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Joey is joined by A'isyiyah - activist, community organiser and vocalist of SMAC nominated, anti-colonial hardcore group Arafura. Before music, A'isyiyah spent their childhood fighting for their family's rights to stay in Australia. It's this context that has informed a lot of their politics, expressed through music and otherwise.
Arafura have just released a self-titled EP available via Bandcamp. All proceeds from the digital sales go to the Firesticks Alliance. | Producers: Bre Jones & Rebecca Merrick
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Osman Faruqi is a journalist and commentator. And in that pursuit, he’s been exposed some of the most vitriolic, tactical abuse that Australia’s far right are capable of producing. Os has also had a stint as an engineer-in-training, been a political operator, and of-course has spent some time on the airwaves at FBi Radio. | Producers: Bre Jones & Rebecca Merrick
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Jane Caro is now known best for her advocacy as a writer and public commentator but it all started in the no rules, man’s world of Australian advertising in the 1970s. Now with over 8 books behind her, including a memoir and a fiction series she has become synonymous with her advocacy around education reform and feminism. | Producers: Bre Jones & Rebecca Merrick
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From South West Sydney, Avani is weeks away from taking over as the presenter of Triple J’s youth issues and current affairs program, Hack. Like many figures in the Australian media landscape, Avani got her chops right here at FBi Radio before she spent nearly three years as a reporter in the wild north at ABC Darwin. | Producers: Bre Jones & Rebecca Merrick
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Clare Bowditch has an impressive stack of achievements to her name: seven albums, an acting career, a stack of ARIA’s, and a Rolling Stone Magazine ‘Woman of the Year’ nod. But away from the public view, she’s overcome childhood grief, found a way to manage anxiety and embraced life in just about a million ways. Her memoir, 'Your Own Kind of Girl' is out now. | Producers: Bre Jones & Rebecca Merrick
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Debra Keenahan is a psychologist, academic, artist and activist. Currently undertaking her second PhD, she explores themes of Dehumanisation and the Disability Aesthetic throughout her work in both academia and visual art. Debra also has dwarfism and her experience of being Othered, sometimes with extreme cruelty, looms large in her work. It also gives her a unique perspective of humanity at its best and its worst. Debra’s works Being Debra and #Belittled are currently showing at The Big Anxiety Festival, presented by the University of NSW. | Producers: Bre Jones and Rebecca Merrick
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With an estimated 40,000 hours of music programming under her belt, Gayle Austin is Australia’s first female rock DJ. A true trailblazer, Gayle started working in Sydney radio in the late 1960s, producing for the shock jock John Laws among other icons of the airwaves. She then became an on-air icon herself, as a founding presenter of the ABC’s radical, underground youth station Double J in 1975. | Producers: Bre Jones and Rebecca Merrick
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Writer Ruby Hamad’s bread and butter is tackling big issues like identity and intersectionality. As the daughter of Syrian-Lebanese refugees, Ruby has experienced the breadth of what it means to belong to a marginalised group in Australian society. She’s resisted cultural expectations from her family, fought discrimination in the work place, and the othering that Australia often dishes out to migrant groups. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo
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Mornings radio star, Bridie Tanner, joins Out of the Box for our special Supporter Drive episode. From growing up in regional NSW, travelling around Australia in a protest rave as a young kid and coming to terms with the onset of her Mum’s mental illness at a young age, Bridie has brought a whole lot of life experience to the microphone. | Become an FBi Radio supporter at fbiradio.com/support | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo
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When protest broke out on the streets of Fergusson, Missouri in opposition to police violence against African American’s and other minorities, DeRay left a comfortable job as a school administrator and took up the cause of chronicling the resistance via Twitter. Not long after he has become one of the Black Lives Matter movements most high profile activists. Traveling the world with a cautious vision for truth and justice. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo
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On this day 16 years ago, Stuart Buchanan was one of the many midwives and midhusbands who helped birth FBi Radio. In the early 2000’s, he was at the frontier carving out the relationship between music and the internet at inception. Once the General Manager of FBi, Stuart is now Head of Digital Programming at The Sydney Opera House where he continues to dedicate his life to the weird and wonderful future of sound. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo
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Glenn is a photographer and photojournalist with a purpose. For 25 years Glenn has carried the flag of human rights and environmental activism through his camera. It’s a passion and a mission that has quite literally taken him all around the world, from South Africa to central Australia, Botswana to Tahiti, and most recently through the Arctic waters where he was a photographer on the Sea Shepherd vessel, The Bob Barker, putting his life on the line to stop whaling. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo
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For 20 years Murray graced Australian televisions as the Red Wiggle. He played everywhere from regional NSW to New York’s Maddison Square Garden and became a much loved part of millions of childhoods. Since wrapping up with The Wiggles, he’s been busy playing with the DZ Deathrays, recording in the US with his band The Soul Movers and advocating for Australian music. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo
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Hazem Shammas last year won a Logie for his role in TV show Safe Harbour, a drama which follows the story of five Australians who set out on a sailing holiday and encounter an overcrowded fishing boat of desperate asylum seekers.
But it was a long trip to the podium one that goes right back to his Palestinian parents’ migration from a small village in northern Israel in the 1970s to an insurmountable challenge of being typecast as either a drug dealer or criminal on Australian screens. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo
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Michael Mohammed Ahmad came of age as a young Muslim man in Western Sydney in the notoriously violent world of Punchbowl Boys High. This became the setting for his award-winning book a work of autobiographical fiction called The Lebs. He is also the founder and director of Sweatshop, a literacy movement in Western Sydney devoted to empowering culturally and linguistically diverse communities through literacy and creative expression. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo
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Emelda’s grandfather was kidnapped on a beach in Vanuatu and brought to Australia as a 12 year old boy to work in unspeakably harsh conditions on the sugar plantations of Northern Queensland. It’s a story that makes her a direct descendent of blackbirding - Australia’s forgotten slave trade. Her own life has been defined by identity, community and a healthy dose of black power.
Emelda Davis is the head of Australia’s South Sea Islanders - Port Jackson, the principal body advocating for the recognition of blackbirding and Australian South Sea Islander culture. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo
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Bri Lee was a District Court Judge's Associate in Queensland where she was exposed to some of the worst rape cases in the country. It was dealing with these traumatic stories that spurred Bri to confront her own history of sexual abuse and take the man that assaulted her to court. Her book is Eggshell Skull, its examination of the toll that our justice system takes on women and all survivors of abuse. Quickly become a leading advocate in this space. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo
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Today Joey chats with bass player Ray Ahn of Australia’s thumping 80s pub rock bands, controversially titled, The Hard-Ons. Ray acts as a chronicler of the wild Australian DIY scene of the 80s and 90s through his blog and, of course, his writing is full of stories about his own bands. In 2017 he released a book of his art titled, “The Art of Ray Ahn – What I Did During My School Holidays” and Ray will be hitting the road later this year with The Hard-Ons in support of their latest album, So I Could Have Them Destroyed. | Producers: Bre Jones & Nicole De Palo
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Rick Morton is a social affairs journalist and writer, but Rick’s own story is a social affairs scoop like no other. When Rick was little growing up in the extremely remote and dusty Qld outback a terrible accident was followed by the break-up of his family. His mum and siblings were driven out of the family home into a poverty they never quite managed to escape. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo
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As a young boy, Dor Akech Achiek spent 9 years in a refugee camp in Kenya, after escaping war-torn South Sudan.
Once Australia accepted his family as refugees, as a teenager, Dor was educated at one of Sydney's most prestigious private schools.
He's recently represented Australia at the UNHCR and the Global Youth Refugee Youth Conference in Geneva.
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Steve Bunbajee Hodder Watt is a radio maker but you won’t hear him stuck in traffic in the city.
As the Senior News & Current Affairs presenter at Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association he broadcasts from Alice Springs into the desert, his audience hailing from some of the most remote parts of Australia, and some of that have been hit hardest by poor government policy.
He’s currently in Sydney for Audiocraft - it’s a podcast festival running from tomorrow until Sunday.
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Mahmood Fazal was once the sergeant-of-arms of the Mongols, one of Australia’s largest outlaw motorcycle clubs. He was in an environment shrouded in addiction, violence and often death. Now this is the world and subculture he writes about for Vice Australia.
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Nina Oyama, has been a bong smoker, a party goer, and done a dash working the counter at Supré but she is nothing short of a chronic overachiever.
Just out of uni she was picked up to play a recurring role in the hit comedy Utopia, she was a comedy writer and performer on Tonightly with Tom Ballard, and her self-written three part series The Angus Project was picked for the ABC’s Fresh Blood initiative just to name a few of her credits.
Her award-winning stand up show Needs a Lift is playing at Sydney Comedy Festival every night until Sunday 19 May.
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Karl Kruszelnicki is better known as ‘Dr Karl’ is an Australian science communicator and populariser. Dr Karl can be found on radio and television spitting out interesting but bizarre facts on science.
Dr Karl joins Joey on Out of the Box today to discuss how he ended up in Australia, the variety of jobs he’s worked and teaches us how radio works.
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Akala is a rapper, who through his music, activism and writing are confronting issues of race and class that are at the heart of the legacy of the British Empire.
Our guest today has spoken at writers festivals, addressed the prestigious Oxford Union, done viral Ted Talks, written for rags as high flying as The Guardian and The Independent and researched history all around the world.
Akala joins Joey on Out of the Box today to discuss his childhood, street violence and race.
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Fiona Wright is a writer, poet and critic from South Sydney. While attending university at the age of 19, a malicious version of anorexia struck. One that would define her life today.
She is now an essayist and poet — reflecting on her experiences. Her book of essays, Small Acts of Disappearance, won the 2016 Queensland Literary Award for non-fiction, and her poetry collection, Knuckled, won the 2012 Dame Gilmore Award.
Fiona joins Joey on Out of the Box to discuss growing up, her experience in hospital, and living in Sri Lanka.
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Ella Dreyfus is a photographer with an impressive career spanning over 30 years. Her work is often confronting and deals with issues as conceptual as masculinity to as real as the holocaust, and the shadow it has cast over her family history.
Ella is now a Senior Lecturer and Head of Public Programs at the National Art School in Sydney.
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Sara Mansour is a lawyer, poet, co-founder and director of Bankstown Poetry Slam. Sara uses her art and passion for justice to empower others through poetry.
Sara Mansour, the oldest of eight children, was born into a traditional Lebanese family. She would attend Arabic school each week, learning and memorising the Qu’ran. At the time it was unveiled, it was seen as a collection of poetry, which allowed Sara to feel reconnected with a part of herself when she started performing poetry.
In high school, Sara’s love and interest in rap and hip-hop were born from trying to fit in with the people around her and reconcile her place in Australia as "other". However, this leads to her developing her interest in writing poetry and what would result in co-founding the Bankstown Poetry Slam.
Sara most recently has co-founded her own company Alepha where she hopes to engage with diverse writers, speakers, thinkers and teachers in meaningful opportunities.
Sara joins Joey on Out of the Box to discuss being raised by migrant parents in Australia, the Christchurch attacks and how she plans to make a difference to society.
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Eddie Woo is an Australian mathematician best known for his YouTube Channel focused on explanations of math problems, live from the classroom.
Eddie’s parents placed a lot of importance on education, as they had packed up and left Malaysia to give their children better prospects. So when Eddie told them he wanted to be a teacher, they weren’t exactly thrilled.
However, having over half a million subscribers on his YouTube channel and a ‘master teacher’ with the NSW Department of Education, Eddie’s parents are more than supportive. Eddie is not only teaching students to love mathematics, but he is also influencing the role of the teacher in the classroom.
Eddie joins Joey on Out of the Box to discuss fitting into Australian culture, his struggles at school and his philosophy to teaching.
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Nikhil Autar is a 25-year-old social entrepreneur, writer, speaker, medical student, and survivor of childhood cancer.
Growing up Nikhil's dad made him watch every episode of M.A.S.H, where the character Hawkeye inspired him to become a doctor due to his humour and caring for fundamental human rights.
However, in the first term of year 12 Nikhil's health was declining, where it was later discovered he had leukemia. Nikhil went through 21 cycles of chemotherapy, two bone marrow transplants, and the highest dose of radiation allowed before a bone marrow transplant.
Remarkable, Nikhil is now in remission, and nothing is slowing him down due to the healthy mindset he instilled in himself during treatment. He has won the Student Start-Up on the year in 2018 and is on the NSW brand of the Sydney Youth Cancer Service advisory committee. This is all while he completes his childhood dream of becoming a doctor.
Nikhil joins Joey on Out of the Box to discuss living with an uncle with cancer, his own journey and where he is at now.
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Clementine Ford, is a prominant Australian feminist, writer and broadcaster. With two books, and a large social media following, Clementine is to the point in calling out sexism, and harpering on the importance of Feminism.
Growing up, Clementine and her family were constantly moving from country to country, which brought on a heap of mental health struggle. These struggles followed her through her pregnancy, but she has taken it in her stride to talk about these tabbot issues, and let people know they are not alone.
Clementine joins Joey on Out Of The Box to discuss her youth, her relationship with her family, her mental health journey, and how she became the loud feminist icon she is today.
In her book Fight Like A Girl, she says:
“Boys are given the universe in which to carve out their identities, the promise of infinite space for them to expand into and contract upon. Girls are allowed only enough room to be stars, and they must twinkle, twinkle if they want anyone to pay attention to them.”
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Aunty Norma Ingram is a proud Indigenous woman, who was at the centre of the black movement in Australia in the 1970s, and is still fighting for Aboriginal rights now.
Aunty Norma is a Wiradjuri woman born in Cowra NSW and raised on ‘Erambie’ Aboriginal Reserve. Although the youngest of 11 children, her mother never failed to encourage the importance of education, and the impact it can have on a person’s life. She is the first Australian Indigenous woman to graduate from Harvard.
“She strongly encouraged me as the youngest, well, all of us, but particularly me as the youngest, to get an education. ‘You can’t get anywhere, you have to have an education”
Heavily involved in the Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs, and influenced by the Black Panther movement coming out of the US, Aunty Norma became involved in the Children’s program, which integrated Aboriginal culture into its learning programs.
Aunty Norma joins us today talking about her childhood, the genesis of self-determination, to her current campaign to become the local member of Newtown.
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Eva Cox is a woman who likes to push for change from the outside in. Eva is an activist, a feminist, socialist and social commentator.
Eva Cox was born into a Jewish family in Vienna, just weeks before Hitler marched into Austria. She grew up as a refugee in England with her mother, but her family eventually settled in Sydney, Australia, where Eva was once again on the outskirts of a new place.
Placed on the outskirts once more, this didn’t stop Eva from being a strong woman but rather pushed her to create change within society. Eva has dedicated her life to elevating the status of women, particularly migrant women due to her own experience.
On her personal website, she refers to herself as a "political junkie" and explains her passion for activism by suggesting, "My father used to embarrass me and adolescent friends by asking what we had done to save the world that day, so maybe it's genetic to feel that if something is wrong, I should try to fix it."
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Mojo Juju, founding member, songwriter and vocalist for notorious, seven-piece noir punk/garage switch bank ‘The Snake Oil Merchants’, sits down and tell us how she broke out on her own, although being told multiple times she was ‘too queer, too brown or not attractive enough to sell records.’
Mojo Juju draws inspiration from Jazz, early blues and Latin American ‘Pachuco’ culture of the 1930s and 1940s. Her latest album Native Tongue, discusses identity politics are coming from a place that is accessible to all — not just academics.
“I wanted to do something that addressed it from my own perspective, but approached it in a way that was very personal – because I don’t think that you can remove the personal from the political or vice versa.”
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Stella Donnelly is an Australian musician from Perth, Australia.
Donnelly started off singing Green Day songs in her high school rock band. This eventually leads to her interest in jazz and contemporary as an adult studying at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
After two whirlwind years of international record deals, massive spots, and calling out bulls**t, Stella is preparing to release her debut album.
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Today Joey chats to Father Rod Bower.
In July 2013 the sign outside the Gosford Anglican Church was thrust into the center of Australia’s national conversation when Rod changed it to read 'DEAR CHRISTIANS. SOME PPL ARE GAY. GET OVER IT. LOVE GOD’
Rod posted the message on the Anglican Parish of Gosford Facebook page. It went viral.
Five years on, and a healthy dose of death threats later we’ve seen signs reading anything from “BOO THE BIGOTS. WE STAND WITH ADAM GOODES.” , to “CHANGE LEADER, CHANGE NOTHING. CHANGE SYSTEMS, CHANGE THE WORLD".
In recent months Father Rod has published his autobiography Outspoken, and announced his senate candidacy as an independent in this year's federal election.
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Lexi grew up in the leafy eastern suburbs of Sydney in a secular Jewish family – the granddaughter of Hungarian refugees.
Perhaps she didn’t know it at the time but after having a go as a play write, a short career in acting at the Bell Shakespeare company, and a move to New York it would be the leafy east of her childhood that would provide the setting of her debut novel.
Published last year 'Innaprorpiation' has become a phenomenal success in the US making New York Magazine’s top 10 list for 2018.
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Today Joey chats to drag artist Le Gateau Chocolat.
Gateau was raised in the bustling seaside Nigerian city of Lagos, in a conservative Pentecostal family – he grew up suppressing his identity in an environment where being gay was forbidden.
At 16 he moved to the UK to attend boarding school, which became a law degree.
But soon he shook of the traditional route and, almost by accident, he became a drag-inflected diva with a soaring operatic baritone that he lends to the compositions of everyone from Whitney to Guiseppi Verdi.
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Today, rapper, poet, playwright, and novelist, Omar Musa.
When Omar was growing up in the regional NSW town of Queenbeyan, the son of a theatre historian and Malaysian poet, he fell slowly into the world of the arts– driven partly by an obsessive desire to create, and partly by the injustices he saw in the Australia’s combustible society.
It would be the basis for a life spent creating in all forms. One that would take him from seedy record labels in London, to otherworldly cultural experiences in California, and back to his family roots in Borneo.
As a rapper Omar has collaborated with some of the greats – Horrorshow, Kate Tempest, Marc E. Bassy, and Akala to name a few. Beyond that his poetry books, and novel have both been widely acclaimed. He’s currently finishing a run of his self written, self performed play Since Ali Died at Sydney festival.
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